Kontextuale und individuelle Determinanten strategischen Wahlverhaltens

Who votes strategically and in which context? This book is the first to systematise the entire range of international comparative research on the determinants of strategic voting in legislative elections. The author’s own analyses of the CSES close the research gaps he identifies in the study’s literature review. The systematic theoretical derivation of all hypotheses, the most comprehensive database to date and appropriate methodological modelling distinguish the study from other relevant literature on this subject. One of its normatively significant new findings is the reduced prevalence of strategic voting in young democracies. The reason for this book’s relevance is that a lack of tactical votes can contribute to the instability of a democratic system.