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Electoral Cycles and the Mobilizing Effects of Elections:: A Longitudinal Study of the Swedish Case
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Information Technology and Media.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5964-102X
2007 (English)In: Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, ISSN 1745-7289, Vol. 17, no 1, p. 79-99Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In the theory and practice of democratic politics, elections are essential. Not only is voting the one activity that binds the individual to the political system, elections are also expected to mobilize people politically. Thus, the purpose of this article is to study the mobilizing effects of national elections, using Sweden as a case study. More specifically, this article investigates political interest, party identification, trust in political and media institutions, media consumption and satisfaction with the way democracy works through the electoral cycles between 1986 and 2004. The results indicate that elections do mobilize people politically, but not with regard to the media variables.

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2007. Vol. 17, no 1, p. 79-99
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Electoral cycle, elections, public opinion, political trust, political interest
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-1234DOI: 10.1080/13689880601132570Local ID: DEMICOMOAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-1234DiVA, id: diva2:26266
Available from: 2008-09-30 Created: 2008-09-30 Last updated: 2014-05-30Bibliographically approved

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