Party primaries and turnout: Meso-level explanations

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Party Politics Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI:10.1177/13540688231199450

F Ramón Villaplana, Adrián Megías, Oscar Barberà

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Abstract

The impact of party primaries on turnout at the meso level has been particularly under-researched. Thus, the aim of this paper is to explore the determinants of turnout on party primaries by employing an original dataset comprising over 300 selection processes of candidates and leaders in Spain from 1991 to 2021 at both the national and regional level. One of our main findings suggests, in line with what has been affirmed by previous literature, a positive impact of competitiveness on turnout. We also find some contradictory effects of ideology on turnout: as expected most left-wing parties have better turnout averages than right-wing parties, but turnout is higher in primaries organised by right-wing parties. In addition, the type of primaries and the (online-offline) format of the event also appear to be a relevant factor shaping participation.

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政党初选和投票率:中观层面的解释

在中观层面上，政党初选对投票率的影响研究尤其不足。因此，本文的目的是通过使用原始数据集来探索政党初选投票率的决定因素，该数据集包括1991年至2021年西班牙国家和地区层面的候选人和领导人的300多个选择过程。我们的主要发现之一表明，与之前的文献所证实的一致，竞争力对投票率有积极影响。我们还发现意识形态对投票率的一些矛盾影响:正如预期的那样，大多数左翼政党的平均投票率高于右翼政党，但在右翼政党组织的初选中，投票率更高。此外，初选的类型和活动的(线上-线下)形式似乎也是影响参与的一个相关因素。

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Party Politics POLITICAL SCIENCE-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

11.10%

发文量

137

期刊介绍： Political parties are intrinsic to every democratic political system, and with the dramatic changes that regularly sweep the political landscape, the study of their function and form is one of the most dynamic areas within contemporary scholarship. Party Politics is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of this integral component within political science. This major international journal provides a forum for the analysis of political parties, including their historical development, structure, policy programmes, ideology, electoral and campaign strategies, and their role within the various national and international political systems of which they are a part.