LEADER 03343nam 2200589I 450 001 9910803601203321 005 20231103121132.0 010 $a9780472904280 010 $a0472904280 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.12738341 035 $a(CKB)30270974200041 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.12738341 035 $a(ODN)ODN0010390551 035 $a(EXLCZ)9930270974200041 100 $a20230921h20242024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNone of the above $eprotest voting in Latin American democracies /$fMollie J. Cohen 210 1$aAnn Arbor :$cUniversity of Michigan Press,$d2024. 210 4$dİ2024 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aWeiser Center for Emerging Democracies series 300 $aTitle from eBook information screen.. 311 08$a9780472076628 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-240) and index. 330 3 $aAround the world each year, millions of citizens turn out to vote but leave their ballots empty or spoil them. Increasingly, campaigns have emerged that promote "invalid" votes like these. Why do citizens choose to cast blank and spoiled votes? And how do campaigns mobilizing the invalid vote influence this decision? None of the Above answers these questions using evidence from presidential and gubernatorial elections in eighteen Latin American democracies. Author Mollie J. Cohen draws on a broad range of methods and sources, incorporating data from electoral management bodies, nationally representative surveys, survey experiments, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and news sources. Contrary to received wisdom, this book shows that most citizens cast blank or spoiled votes in presidential elections on purpose. By participating in invalid vote campaigns, citizens can voice their concerns about low-quality candidates while also expressing a preference for high-quality democracy. Campaigns promoting blank and spoiled votes come about more often, and succeed at higher rates, when incumbent politicians undermine the quality of elections. Surprisingly, invalid vote campaigns can shore up the quality of democracy in the short term. None of the Above shows that swings in blank and spoiled vote rates can serve as a warning about the trajectory of a country's democracy. 410 0$aWeiser Center for Emerging Democracies series. 517 3 $aProtest voting in Latin American democracies 606 $aVoting$zLatin America 606 $aElections$zLatin America 606 $aPolitical candidates$zLatin America$xPublic opinion 606 $aDemocracy$zLatin America 606 $aPolitical participation$zLatin America 606 $aProtest movements$zLatin America 607 $aLatin America$xPolitics and government 615 0$aVoting 615 0$aElections 615 0$aPolitical candidates$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aPolitical participation 615 0$aProtest movements 686 $aPOL000000$aPOL008000$aPOL057000$2bisacsh 700 $aCohen$b Mollie J.$01774704 801 0$bEYM 801 1$bEYM 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910803601203321 996 $aNone of the above$94287484 997 $aUNINA