Electoral context matters: why undecided voters in elections and referendums are different.
During general election and referendum campaigns, many voters will know how they are going to vote far in advance, while a smaller group of undecided voters will make up their minds closer to polling day. These undecided voters emerge as important actors in democratic politics. Their choices can be...
| Publicado en: | Parliamentary Affairs Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 487 - 511 |
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Jul2026
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