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Franklin, Mark. and Wessels, Bernard. "Learning (not) to vote: the generational basis of turnout decline in established democracies, with implications for the study of party choice" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug 28, 2002 <Not Available>. 2009-05-27 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p65422_index.html>

Franklin, M. and Wessels, B. , 2002-08-28 "Learning (not) to vote: the generational basis of turnout decline in established democracies, with implications for the study of party choice" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-27 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p65422_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: We focus on the mechanics of turnout change and establish in comparative perspective the role of newly enfranchised cohorts. Because those newly eligible to vote rapidly become set in their (voting or non-voting) ways, early electoral experiences leave an imprint on voters who generally continue to vote or not vote just as they generally continue to support the same political party (or no party). Based on this insight we propose a partial explanation for declining turnout in countries which, in the 1960s and 70s, began allowing citizens to vote at a younger age than previously. Because young voters do not have the same reasons for voting as older voters, the lower voting age allowed unmotivated individuals to become socialized into non-voting behavior with unfortunate consequences for turnout in many countries. Because the learning experience of these cohorts differs from that of cohorts whose first electoral experience came at a more mature age, continuing turnout decline since the early 1970s reflects at least in part the normal mechanism of generational replacement as voters leave the electorate whose early electoral experiences were more positive. The findings have far-reaching implications for our understanding of turnout change. They also remind us of the continuing relevance of long-neglected findings about the acquisition and retention of party loyalty. Check author's web site for an updated version of the paper.

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