Economic Voting in EU Referendums: Sociotropic versus Egocentric Voting in the Lisbon Treaty Plebiscites in Ireland

Economic voting is one of the most studied aspects of electoral behaviour. The dominant view is that sociotropic economic considerations are more important to voters in national elections. However, other research suggests that utilitarian motivations are key to understanding support for the EU. An E...

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Main Author: Elkink, Johan A. (author)
Other Authors: Quinlan, Stephen (author), Sinnott, Richard (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v7i2.1944
Country:Portugal
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