Understanding the emotional act of voting

Bruter, Michael

(2017) Understanding the emotional act of voting. Nature Human Behaviour, 1 (0024). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2397-3374

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To understand voting behaviour, we must consider voters' emotions and their interaction with electoral arrangements and the complex functions elections serve in democracies. We can then optimize voting via electoral ergonomics — the design of electoral arrangements that consider voters' bodies and minds.