CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Pavkovic, Milos |
|---|---|
| Title | Elections in the Age of Pandemic: How Government Parties Score in the Times of COVID-19? |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes various effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on electoral outcomes worldwide. It employs bivariate regression analysis analyzing the main dependent variable and four independent variables. Research is conceived as a large N study consisting of 56 cases in 48 countries around the world. Upon testing, the results confirmed all three hypothesis this thesis sets up. First, government parties scored better when elections were held in the first wave of the pandemic than when elections were held in the second wave. Second, the pandemic was an important contributor to the lower average turnout. Majority of analyzed states recorded lower turnout than usual due to the pandemic and fear of contagion. Third, the pandemic has caused economic downturn which was particularly evident in the second wave affecting electoral outcomes in way to trigger economic voting. |
| Supervisor | Boschler, Daniel |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/pavkovic_milos.pdf |
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