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Defying Conventional Wisdom: Political Movements And Popular Contention Against North American Free Trade – Book Review, Donald K. Alper
Defying Conventional Wisdom: Political Movements And Popular Contention Against North American Free Trade – Book Review, Donald K. Alper
Political Science Faculty Publications
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Election Systems And Voter Turnout: Experiments In The United States, Todd Donovan, Shaun Bowler, David Brockington
Election Systems And Voter Turnout: Experiments In The United States, Todd Donovan, Shaun Bowler, David Brockington
Political Science Faculty Publications
Theory suggests that majoritarian/plurality elections depress voter participation and that proportional election systems encourage greater voter mobilization and turnout. We examine the effect that cumulative voting (CV) has on turnout in local elections in the U.S. Variation in social/cultural context is largely held constant by our design while election system varies, allowing us to identify the unique effect CV has on turnout. We test if turnout is higher when CV is used in the same context as plurality rules. Consistent with expectations about institutional effects, turnout is about 5 percentage points higher under CV than in similar plurality elections.
Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants In Elections - Book Review, Todd Donovan
Campaign Warriors: Political Consultants In Elections - Book Review, Todd Donovan
Political Science Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.