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minimax regret theory of voting: a standalone construct

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an account of turnout in which citizens vote to avoid the regret they would feel if their abstention turned out to change the outcome.

In political science, minimax regret theory of voting refers to an account of turnout in which citizens vote to avoid the regret they would feel if their abstention turned out to change the outcome. This meaning comes from Ferejohn (1974) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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  1. Ferejohn, J. A., & Fiorina, M. P. (1974). The Paradox of Not Voting: A Decision Theoretic Analysis. American Political Science Review, 68(2), 525-536. https://doi.org/10.2307/1959502

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