Notes towards the study of electoral behaviour in Spain

Authors

  • Ignacio Lago
  • Ferrán Martínez i Coma

Keywords:

Elections, entry decisions, campaign strategies, voters’ predisposition, Spain

Abstract

Electoral democracy rests on a straightforward idea: citizens elect their fellow citizens to represent their interests. However, the explanation of voting behaviour is more complex than a probabilistic association between X and Y. A proper understanding demands a close examination of the three links of the causal chain of electoral behavior: parties’ entry decisions, campaign strategies and voter predispositions. Without providing the causal mechanisms, regression coefficients are a black box. The goal of this paper is to examine these factors in Spain.

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