Is the CSU Still a<i>Volkspartei</i>?

Zolleis, Udo; Wertheimer, Carina

doi:10.1080/09644008.2013.795950

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“…While the revealed gender difference in turnout in federal elections confirms previous findings for Germany overall (Kittilson, ), Bavaria is one of Germany's conservative heartlands in which the conservative party CSU has dominated politics for decades (Kauder and Potrafke, ). The political culture in Bavaria is also more homogenous than that of Germany (Zolleis and Wertheimer, ). A crucial question thus is whether our findings on the relevance of election‐specific characteristics when explaining gender differences in turnout can be extrapolated to other countries or regions.…”

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“…The CSU has a close-knit local structure (Falkenhagen, 2013). The party is a center-right-oriented party that classifies itself as a Christian-conservative party that aims at strengthening Bavaria's position vis-à-vis the German federation (Hepburn, 2008;Zolleis and Wertheimer, 2013). The CSU is a clearly regionalist party that focuses strongly on the Bavarian identity and mobilizes around the concept of Heimat (Hepburn, 2008).…”

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Explaining Gender Differences in Turnout Using Panel Data Across Elections

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Lago

2019

Social Science Quarterly

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Objectives The current study offers the first systematic analysis of the impact of citizens’ interest in and perceptions of specific elections on gender differences in turnout. Methods Using an Internet panel survey conducted by the Making Electoral Democracy Work project covering the 2013 state, 2013 federal, and 2014 European elections in Bavaria (Germany), our probit models examine mediation and moderation effects of three election‐related characteristics: the issues that citizens consider most central in the elections, citizens’ interest in the elections, and the perceived influence among citizens of the policies of the different levels of policy making on their well‐being. Results The results indicate an overall gender difference in turnout in Bavaria with women being less likely to vote compared with men. Yet, this gender effect ceases to be significant once citizens’ attitudes toward and perceptions of specific elections are controlled for. Interest in the election at hand has a particularly strong and positive effect on the likelihood of voting. We find no significant gender interactions. Conclusion Citizens' interest in and perceptions of specific elections have a strong impact on turnout and gender differences therein.

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