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Titel:
Abstention in Dynamical Models of Spatial Voting
Author(s):
Bärbel M. R. Stadler
To appear in:
Physica A
Abstract:
We consider a model of platform adaptation in spatial voting
focussing on the effect of abstention on the stability of the
mean voter equilibrium.
Two distinct approaches for modeling abstention are explored:
(1) voters abstain if party platforms are too similar to each other and
(2) voters abstain if both party platforms are far away from their ideal
points.
Keywords:
Spatial Voting Models, Adaptive Dynamics, Abstention
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