Generations and Age in Electoral Research
- Author(s)
- Wouter van der Brug, Sylvia Kritzinger
- Abstract
This article is a review of the recent literature on generational differences in electoral behaviour. We first discuss several conceptual issues, after which we provide a description of the main findings in three fields: the role of generations in (1) turnout, (2) party choice and (3) the determinants of party choice. In the concluding section we discuss a number of overall patterns that emerge from this very rich literature. We also sketch some pitfalls and avenues for further research.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Government, Research Network Data Science
- External organisation(s)
- University of Amsterdam (UvA)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773926100381
- Publication date
- 04-2026
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 504007 Empirical social research, 506014 Comparative politics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/6970c354-4fcc-41c1-b07b-8c4030e87030