The sound of silence: minorities, abstention and democracy

A. E. Biondo, A. Pluchino, Roberto ZANOLA

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Abstract

Despite the existence of an extensive literature, no definitive conclusion seems to emerge on the extent to which minorities are guaranteed by democratic rules in political systems. This paper contributes to this debate by proposing a modified Heigselmann and Krauss two-dimensional model of preferences in order to capture the role of abstention on minority representativeness. Regardless of the typology of abstention, simulation results show that voter abstention always benefits minorities.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)1-14
Numero di pagine14
RivistaEntropy
Volume24
Numero di pubblicazione56
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2022

Keywords

  • Democracy
  • Majority
  • Opinion dynamics
  • Regime
  • Turnout

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