Macro and micro understanding in political science
What explains electoral participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6257900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan‐erik Lane (Lund University), Svante Ersson |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 457-465 |
| Publication date | 1990-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1990.tb00243.x |
| OpenAlex | W2046087223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 12 |
Taking as its starting point two articles published recently in the European Journal of Political Research (Vol. 18, No. 2), this note reviews critically the value of micro and macro approaches to the understanding of electoral participation, and the relationship between them. It suggests that while micro hypotheses make sense, macro hypotheses are difficult to interpret because they cannot be derived from any plausible theory about human motivation. The few deviant cases that exist at the macro level are perhaps better explained by a deeper understanding of their own conditions rather than using them to underpin a general aggregate level theory that is not capable of being understood in terms of micro level theory
Aggregate (composite · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Macro · Macro level · Micro level · Microeconomics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology
Citizens and the State
Electoral Engineering
Intermediate Organizations and Interest Representation
Individual and Contextual Determinants of Electoral Participation
When institutions matter
Comparative politics and the decline of the nation‐state in Western Europe
Individual characteristics, institutional incentives and electoral abstention in Western Europe
Why bother? Determinants of turnout in the European elections
L'influenza dei fattori normativi e istituzionali sulla partecipazione elettorale. Un riscontro empirico su 19 paesi
A category of its own? Four PR two‐tier compensatory member electoral systems in 1994
The effect of socioeconomic factors on voter turnout in Finland
The Ties That Bind
Wahlbeteiligung in westlichen Demokratien. Eine Analyse zur Erkl?rung von Niveauunterschieden
Civic Engagement, Social Capital, and Economic Cooperation
Participation and political equality
Democracies
The Structure of Science
Political Participation
Does proportional representation foster voter turnout
The impact of party polarization and postmaterialism on voter turnout
Economics, Votes, Protests
Methodology of Social Sciences
Political Institutions and Voter Turnout in the Industrial Democracies
American Voter Turnout in Comparative Perspective
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2022 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |