Session
Political Science
Description
In the 2014 local elections in Kosovo many mainstream parties lost ‘partisan’ municipalities they have governed for 14 years. This disruptive election exhibited the high electoral volatility in the country, rather than the expected consolidation of the party system. Using the Qualitative Comparative Analysis this paper tests the configurations of conditions under which governing mayors of 2014, gained or lost votes in the subsequent elections in 2017. With the standard analysis we tested the variables of new/old parties, mayor popularity, voter turn-out, kept promises and municipality performances. The findings show that old incumbent parties with bad performance were more likely to lose votes in the local elections of 2017. The voting behavior of the Kosovar electorate in these elections is best explained by the rational-choice model of voting.
Keywords:
Local Elections, Kosovo, QCA
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-47-5
First Page
1
Last Page
20
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.241
Recommended Citation
SEJDIU, MEHDI, "LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO, A SET THEORETIC MODEL OF EXPLANATION" (2021). UBT International Conference. 250.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2021UBTIC/all-events/250
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LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO, A SET THEORETIC MODEL OF EXPLANATION
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
In the 2014 local elections in Kosovo many mainstream parties lost ‘partisan’ municipalities they have governed for 14 years. This disruptive election exhibited the high electoral volatility in the country, rather than the expected consolidation of the party system. Using the Qualitative Comparative Analysis this paper tests the configurations of conditions under which governing mayors of 2014, gained or lost votes in the subsequent elections in 2017. With the standard analysis we tested the variables of new/old parties, mayor popularity, voter turn-out, kept promises and municipality performances. The findings show that old incumbent parties with bad performance were more likely to lose votes in the local elections of 2017. The voting behavior of the Kosovar electorate in these elections is best explained by the rational-choice model of voting.