Participation in the State Duma Elections: Social Inequalities, Motivations and Mobilization
Journal: Vlast i Elity (Power and Elites)
Year: 2023

The problem of the activity of Russian citizens in the elections of the State Duma in 2016 is considered. The study is based on theoretical ideas about the dependence of electoral participation of individuals on resourcesmotivation-mobilization, and increased turnout in administrative units — on the mobilization of voters by political machines. Empirical data collected in the Russian representative survey under the European Social Survey program (ESS, JanuaryMarch 2017) are investigated using st