1. Administrative Issues
이번 주 reading
서정건 “미국 중간선거의 역사적 고찰”
중간고사 성적
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김부겸 전의원 특강
11월 11일 화요일 한국정치론 (정304) (오전 10시 30분)

2. Voting Turnout (투표참여) Voting turnout
Voting is technically compulsory in a few countries,
including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Costa Rica,
Cyprus, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands (before
1970).
Turnout is only about 4–5 percent higher in these
countries compared with non-compulsory systems.
This is partly because the formalities of compulsory
voting are sometimes not followed up in reality.

3. Voting Turnout “Founding election” turnout in central and eastern
Europe in the 1990s was on average 12 percent higher
than in later elections (통일 후 국민투표?)
Yet, in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania turnout
was actually lower in founding than in subsequent
elections.
Competitive elections (where the largest party wins less
than half the votes) have a turnout 10 percent higher
than less competitive elections (where the largest party
wins more than 50 percent of the poll).

4. Voting Turnout What can explain turnout variations among countries?
not closely related to national wealth or population size,
but it is closely associated with the UN Human
Development Index*.
Countries with the highest HDI ratings had an average
turnout of 72 percent, those with the lowest 56 percent.
*Human Development Index (HDI)
= A UN index of national development that combines
measures of life expectancy, educational attainment and
wealth into one measure.
See the UN Human Development Report Office website

5. Human Development Index (HDI), 2011

6. Reasons for Abstention (No Turnout)?
Do not know about the candidates
Personal reasons/time conflict
Voting doesn’t change anything
Not interested
No preference for any candidate
Any other reasons?

8. Turnout by Age in Korea’s Recent Elections