The Generational and Institutional Sources of the Global Decline in Voter Turnout

@edenhofer_jacob This cool paper supports the third answer. The increase in election frequency is also a potent explanation. https://t.co/oOYUTtZMtp

Las imágenes las he sacado de Google. Dejo por aquí la fuente de la estadística sobre la participación electoral en las democracias liberales desde 1940: https://t.co/wDOL0M8E6S

In Europe, election frequency has doubled since the 1970s (decentralisation, Europ. integration, referendums...). Our results support earlier claims that this proliferation of elections accounts for a significant share of the recent turnout decline https:

@KaplanEthan @Cercle_eco Yes, abstention by voters. The U.S. is an outlier from that point of view (see https://t.co/ZQB3wjsPL5) -- I would attribute the increased turnout in the U.S. to the rise in polarization. Interesting re: Germany!