Wiek a uczestnictwo wyborcze w Polsce: cykl życia, okres, kohorta
Age and Voter Turnout in Poland: Life Cycle, Period, and Cohort

Summary/Abstract: This article aims is to problematize and analyze the relationship between age and voter turnout in Poland. Our analyses use the best publicly available empirical data, i.e. Polish National Election Study (PGSW), to confirm clear relationships between age and voter turnout. These relationships are essential for the democratic process and political representation. They are crucial for many aspects of social, political and economic life, and are of particular importance nowadays, at the time of fundamental demographic changes in Poland. Increasing disparities between different age groups result in changes in their level of representation. The analysis of the influence of age on electoral participation 42 Mikołaj Cześnik, Piotr Zagórski (life cycle, historical period/moment, cohort) indicates a greater importance of the life cycle and a (relatively) lesser significance of generational and cohort experiences. The differences registered between particular age groups are not an evidence of generational differences in (propensity for) participation, rather, the life cycle and its phases have a greater importance.

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