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Age and Voter Turnout in Poland: Life Cycle, Period, and Cohort

Publicated to:Studia Socjologiczne. 2022 (4): 41-66 - 2022-01-01 2022(4), DOI: 10.24425/sts.2022.143582

Authors: Cześnik M; Zagórski P

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SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny - Author

Abstract

This article aims is to problematize and analyze the relationship between age and voter turnout in Poland. Our analyses use the best publicly available empirical data, i.e. Polish National Election Study (PGSW), to confirm clear relationships between age and voter turnout. These relationships are essential for the democratic process and political representation. They are crucial for many aspects of social, political and economic life, and are of particular importance nowadays, at the time of fundamental demographic changes in Poland. Increasing disparities between different age groups result in changes in their level of representation. The analysis of the influence of age on electoral participation (life cycle, historical period/moment, cohort) indicates a greater importance of the life cycle and a (relatively) lesser significance of generational and cohort experiences. The differences registered between particular age groups are not an evidence of generational differences in (propensity for) participation, rather, the life cycle and its phases have a greater importance.

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GenerationsLife cycleVoter turnout

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  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 4 (PlumX).

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  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (ZAGORSKI, PIOTR).