Where Do the Less Affluent Vote? The Effect of Neighbourhood Social Context on Individual Voting Intentions in England.
A widely accepted finding in the literature on political participation is that individuals living in poorer neighbourhoods are less likely to vote than those living in more affluent neighbourhoods. Yet, why some poor residents of the most deprived neighbourhoods are more likely to vote than others i...
| Publicado en: | Political Studies Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 518 - 542 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
May2023
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