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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > consumers and audiences > polls and public opinion > electoral behavior
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > political parties and interest groups > electoral behavior
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > electoral behavior
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > social and psychological dynamics of electoral behavior > electoral behavior
social science subjects > sociology > political sociology > electoral behavior
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political sociology > electoral behavior
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electoral behavior  

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  • In representative democracies, voting is one of the fundamental acts that allow citizens to express their belonging to a political community and to make decisions about their own future. Analyzing electoral behavior is one of the oldest and most productive domains of research in political science. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Electoral Behavior]

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