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Accepting the Election Outcome: The Effect of Participation on Losers' Consent

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  • Nadeau, Richard
  • Blais, André

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Scholars generally agree that the electorate's reaction to an election outcome has important systemic consequences. As Ginsberg and Weissberg point out, ‘every election represents a test and potentially a threat to support for the political regime. Electoral conflicts may strain public acceptance of legal and institutional processes.’ The basic idea is that regime support among citizens in the aftermath of an election depends on the widespread belief that the electoral contest has been resolved in a legitimate fashion.

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  • Nadeau, Richard & Blais, André, 1993. "Accepting the Election Outcome: The Effect of Participation on Losers' Consent," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 23(4), pages 553-563, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:23:y:1993:i:04:p:553-563_00
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    7. Carlos Alós-Ferrer & Johannes Buckenmaier, 2021. "Voting for compromises: alternative voting methods in polarized societies," ECON - Working Papers 394, Department of Economics - University of Zurich.
    8. André Blais & François Gélineau, 2007. "Winning, Losing and Satisfaction with Democracy," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 55(2), pages 425-441, June.

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