By means of a long-run analysis on electoral and inequality data, this article shows that
there exists a temporal correlation between inequalities and non-voting behaviour. Non …

The evolution of voting in Italy's general elections from 1994 to 2018 is investigated in this
paper at the regional level, exploring the role of inequality, changes in incomes, wealth …

The increase in income and wealth inequality in Italy is well documented, but less attention
has been devoted to its association with social and political outcomes. This article …

In comparative terms, Italian electoral turnout has been very high since 1946. However,
during the five elections from 1994 to 2008, turnout dropped more steeply than it did over the …

In the last 20 years Italy has experienced major political upheavals, which have been
explained by a variety of political and social processes. This paper analyses the role played …

In this paper, we investigate whether income inequality negatively affects voter turnout.
Despite some progress, the answer to this question is still debated due to methodological …

The effect of economic inequality on turnout has received considerable interest recently.
Some studies suggest that inequality depresses turnout, others that the relationship is either …

Political upheaval, with the dangerous rise of the far right–in Italy and Europe–is likely to be
stabilised when politics and policies again turn their attention to the priorities of the majority …

We investigated whether income gaps in voting turnout vary with country-level economic
inequality, and whether this pattern differs between wealthier and less-wealthy countries …

The fact that social stratification factors are closely related to different levels of political
participation is a classical issue that has relevant normative as well as explanatory …