A study of voting behaviour in an exceptional context

The Making Electoral Democracy Work project conducted a unique survey prior to the election held on 21 December 2017 in exceptional circumstances in Catalonia. In spite of a series of major events in fall 2017, overall election results were similar to those of the previous regional election, held in...

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Autores: Guntermann, Eric, Blais, Andre, Lago, Ignacio, Guinjoan Cesena, Marc|||0000-0002-0098-3487
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:306232
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/306232
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1057/s41304-018-0173-8
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Catalonia
Election study
Independence
Voting behaviour
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Sumario:The Making Electoral Democracy Work project conducted a unique survey prior to the election held on 21 December 2017 in exceptional circumstances in Catalonia. In spite of a series of major events in fall 2017, overall election results were similar to those of the previous regional election, held in 2015. In addition to standard demographic, attitudinal, and vote choice questions, the survey included novel questions on identity, support for independence, perceptions of corruption, and acceptance of the result by losers. The data will be particularly useful to scholars seeking to assess the impact of long- and short-term factors on vote choice in such unusual circumstances, the crystallisation of public opinion, and voters' willingness to accept that their side lost the election.