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Economic Voting in EU Referendums: Sociotropic versus Egocentric Voting in the Lisbon Treaty Plebiscites in Ireland
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Abstract Economic voting is one of the most studied aspects of electoral behaviour. The dominant view is that sociotropic economic
considerations are more important to voters in national elections. However, other research suggests that utilitarian motiva-
tions are key to understanding support for the EU. ... mehr
Economic voting is one of the most studied aspects of electoral behaviour. The dominant view is that sociotropic economic
considerations are more important to voters in national elections. However, other research suggests that utilitarian motiva-
tions are key to understanding support for the EU. An EU integration referendum offers the opportunity to explore whether
and when sociotropic or utilitarian motivations are more important in determining vote choice. The unusual combination
of two successive referendums in Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty, either side of the Global Financial Crisis, provides the ideal
opportunity to test these assumptions. Using data from two post-referendum surveys, we demonstrate that the economy
mattered in both referendums but that different economic motivations drove vote choice in each, with sociotropic motiva-
tions more critical as a result of the Global Financial Crisis. Our study has implications for economic voting and referendums
and demonstrates that context is crucial in determining a voter’s economic motivations in a plebiscite.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Lissabon-Vertrag; Finanzkrise; Volksentscheid; Wahlverhalten; Irland; Wähler; Motivation; Analyse; wirtschaftliche Lage; prosoziales Verhalten; Utilitarismus; europäische Integration; Volkswirtschaft; wirtschaftliche Faktoren; politische Situation
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
economic voting; egocentric voting; financial crisis; Ireland; Lisbon Treaty; referendum; sociotropic voting
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Seitenangabe
S. 334-350
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 7 (2019) 2
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)