Theory of voting as interdisciplinary research area: political science dimension

  • А. О. Авксентьєв
Keywords: theory of voting, electoral space, the paradox of voting, electoral systems, strategic behavior, quantitative methods

Abstract

The article researches the voting theory as an interdisciplinary direction, problem field of which applies, in particular, to political science. The category of «voting» and its essential attributes are being determined, the political institutionalization of the practice and its further evolution are analyzed. As part of the modern theory of voting 6 methodological approaches are being singled out: mathematical, political and economic, political, comparative, sociological, electoral and legalspatial; the basic principles and the specificity of these research traditions are researched.

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Published
2016-11-18
How to Cite
Авксентьєв, А. О. (2016). Theory of voting as interdisciplinary research area: political science dimension. The Journal of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Issues of Political Science, 29, 15-23. Retrieved from https://periodicals.karazin.ua/politology/article/view/6680
Section
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY