None of the Above : Protest Voting in Latin American Democracies
Winner of the 2025 International Society of Political Psychology David O. Sears Best Book on Mass Politics Award Around the world each year, millions of citizens turn out to vote but leave their ballots empty or spoil them. Increasingly, campaigns have emerged that promote “invalid” votes like these...
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University of Michigan Press
2024
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