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Losers’ Consent or Non-Voter Consent? Satisfaction with Democracy in East Asia

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ID6233300
AuthorsTimothy S Rich (0000-0001-8940-958X, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume23
Issue3
Pages243-259
Publication date2015-09-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02185377.2015.1073163
OpenAlexW2201773401
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited57

How do electoral outcomes influence views on democracy among East Asian countries? A sizable literature assesses differences between electoral winners and losers, but few cover East Asian cases. Using cross-national survey data from the Asian Barometer (ABS), this article analyzes the extent to which losers are less satisfied with democracy. Unlike much of the literature, this analysis also addresses a third category: those that did not vote. Empirical analyses controlling for demographic and institutional factors find that both losers and non-voters consistently have lower evaluations of democracy than winners, while losers appear to have less satisfaction than non-voters

China · Democracy · Demographic economics · Development economics · East Asia · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Survey data collection · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Social Capital and Networks · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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Citations per year2
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
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