CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Pupovac, David Rajko |
|---|---|
| Title | Nonvoting in Serbia 2006 -2007: The Constitutional Referendum and the Parliamentary Election |
| Summary | The principal problem that I deal with is how explain the volatility of voter turnout in Serbia during 2006/07. I analyze the circumstances that caused the difference in voter participation between the constitutional referendum of 2006 and the parliamentary election 0f 2007. The first part of my thesis develops a theoretical approach to the problem; while the second part is devoted to the analysis of aggregate data and individual-based data. The statistical methods employed are regression analysis and the measures of association. The results of analysis identify following the groups of abstainers ethnic minorities, supporters of pro-democratic, civic parties and supporters far-right parties. The groups are divided according to the motivation of abstention into two categories: voters whose motivation can be found in the cleavage between central and subject culture and voters whose motivation can be placed in the cleavage between libertarian and authoritarian decision-making. The results underline paradoxical and destructive nature of polarized party systems. |
| Supervisor | Littvay, Levente |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/pupovac_david.pdf |
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