ABECEDA AKO NÁSTROJ ÚSPECHU. PRÍPAD REGIONÁLNYCH VOLIEB NA SLOVENSKU

• Authors: Peter Spáč , Peter Voda , Jozef Zagrapan

Title variants

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Alphabet as a tool for success. The case of regional elections in Slovakia

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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This paper deals with the name order of candidates and its influence on results in regional elections in Slovakia. Using a dataset of 8,881 persons we found that candidates with names from both the beginning and the end of the alphabet are clearly advantaged when compared to their rivals. These candidates occupy the front and bottom positions on the ballot lists what increases their likelihood of becoming elected. Hence the system used in regional elections in Slovakia fails to be neutral as it treats the candidates differently on an unjustifiable basis.

Keywords

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ELECTIONS; BALLOT ORDER EFFECT; CANDIDATES; SLOVAKIA; ALPHABET

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociológia (Sociology)
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 48
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 71 - 90

Contributors

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Peter Spáč

• Fakulta sociálních studií MU, Joštova 10, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

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Peter Voda

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Jozef Zagrapan