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Determinants of UAE Voters' Preferences for Federal National Council Candidates.
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DOMES: Digest of Middle East Studies . Sep2015, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p213-235. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to explore the voting behavior in United Arab Emirates by asking 1,800 citizens about which criteria they used to vote for a particular candidate in the past Federal National Council elections. Using descriptive statistics, the study showed that although patron-client networks played a role in voter's preferences - as existing literature about Middle East voters' behavior has established - they were superseded by personal attributes and the impact of candidates' campaigns. Emiratis voted for candidates based on three groups of factors, namely: 1) personal characteristics of the candidate including: public speaking skills, political experience, age, gender and educational level; 2) impact of a candidate's campaign including electoral promises and content of the campaign; and 3) patron-client networks including having personal and kinship relationship with candidate. The study showed that religious, political, and personal appearance factors were insignificant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10604367
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- DOMES: Digest of Middle East Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110547704
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dome.12069