The Effect of Residential Concentration on Voter Turnout among Ethnic Minorities

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The Effect of Residential Concentration on Voter Turnout among Ethnic Minorities. / Bhatti, Yosef; Hansen, Kasper Møller.

In: International Migration Review, Vol. 50, No. 4, 6, 2016, p. 977-1004.

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Bhatti, Y & Hansen, KM 2016, 'The Effect of Residential Concentration on Voter Turnout among Ethnic Minorities', International Migration Review, vol. 50, no. 4, 6, pp. 977-1004.

APA

Bhatti, Y., & Hansen, K. M. (2016). The Effect of Residential Concentration on Voter Turnout among Ethnic Minorities. International Migration Review, 50(4), 977-1004. [6].

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Bhatti Y, Hansen KM. The Effect of Residential Concentration on Voter Turnout among Ethnic Minorities. International Migration Review. 2016;50(4):977-1004. 6.

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Bhatti, Yosef ; Hansen, Kasper Møller. / The Effect of Residential Concentration on Voter Turnout among Ethnic Minorities. In: International Migration Review. 2016 ; Vol. 50, No. 4. pp. 977-1004.

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abstract = "Utilizing a large and unique dataset composed of government records, we study the widely contested effect of co-ethnic residential concentrations on voter turnout. Non-Western immigrants are moderately affected by the concentration of co-ethnic voters in their neighborhoods. As the local concentration of same-ethnicity voters increases, so does the individual's propensity to turn out for the election. In general, the concentration of non-Western immigrants in the neighborhood has only a very limited impact on an immigrant's propensity to vote. Finally, we investigate the possible mobilizing effect of local candidates and, in particular, local co-ethnic candidates on voter turnout. We find that the presence of candidates in general and co-ethnic candidates running for office in a neighborhood has a moderate positive mobilization effect. However, taking this factor into account, the effect of residential concentrations was not eliminated.",
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N2 - Utilizing a large and unique dataset composed of government records, we study the widely contested effect of co-ethnic residential concentrations on voter turnout. Non-Western immigrants are moderately affected by the concentration of co-ethnic voters in their neighborhoods. As the local concentration of same-ethnicity voters increases, so does the individual's propensity to turn out for the election. In general, the concentration of non-Western immigrants in the neighborhood has only a very limited impact on an immigrant's propensity to vote. Finally, we investigate the possible mobilizing effect of local candidates and, in particular, local co-ethnic candidates on voter turnout. We find that the presence of candidates in general and co-ethnic candidates running for office in a neighborhood has a moderate positive mobilization effect. However, taking this factor into account, the effect of residential concentrations was not eliminated.

AB - Utilizing a large and unique dataset composed of government records, we study the widely contested effect of co-ethnic residential concentrations on voter turnout. Non-Western immigrants are moderately affected by the concentration of co-ethnic voters in their neighborhoods. As the local concentration of same-ethnicity voters increases, so does the individual's propensity to turn out for the election. In general, the concentration of non-Western immigrants in the neighborhood has only a very limited impact on an immigrant's propensity to vote. Finally, we investigate the possible mobilizing effect of local candidates and, in particular, local co-ethnic candidates on voter turnout. We find that the presence of candidates in general and co-ethnic candidates running for office in a neighborhood has a moderate positive mobilization effect. However, taking this factor into account, the effect of residential concentrations was not eliminated.

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