An assessment on the behavioral foundations of electoral decisions in the 2015 Turkish general elections. (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Erisen, Cengiz
• Is Part Of: Turkish studies. Volume 17:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: 2015 elections -- Turkey -- voter behavior -- polarization -- tolerance -- anxiety -- nationhood; Turkey -- Periodicals; Turkey -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Turkey -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Turkey -- History -- Periodicals; 956.1
• DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2015.1136085
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-3849

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Turkish politics has overcome several challenges in order to reach a situation with less political uncertainty. Among several issues, voter behavior in the two recent general elections in 2015 is a major topic of interest. In this think-piece, I discuss the behavioral indicators of vote choice and political judgments between the two 2015 elections. To that end, I first explore the context of public polarization before introducing the behavioral approaches to explain voter behavior. I use nationally representative survey data in order to make descriptive inferences that shed light on the unexpected change in electoral behavior.