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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: The post-logic election year – Does anybody vote rationally?
Description: It’s a massive election year, with billions voting worldwide. But will those casting votes do so logically? Has voter psychology changed in recent years? And what can be learned from it? To find out, Jacob Jarvis talks to Dr Sandra Obradovic, associate researcher at the Electoral Psychology Observatory to find out. • “Some see voting as something that upholds democracy and connects you with society at large. It is not an individual activity, it’s one that makes you a citizen.” – Dr Sandra Obradovic• “We’re moving away from this ‘rational actor’ assumption and acknowle...