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folk theory of democracy: a standalone construct

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Electoral studies

the conventional view that elections let informed voters choose policies or reward performance, which the authors contrast with group-identity accounts of voting.

In electoral studies, folk theory of democracy refers to the conventional view that elections let informed voters choose policies or reward performance, which the authors contrast with group-identity accounts of voting. This meaning comes from Achen (2017) in Democracy for Realists.[1]

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References

Achen, C., & Bartels, L. (2017). Democracy for Realists. Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400888740

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