Voter Turnout : a Social Theory of Political Participation / by Rolfe, Meredith

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Voter Turnout; Series Editors; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1: Voting Together; THE SOCIAL THEORY OF VOTER TURNOUT; CONDITIONAL CHOICE AND CONDITIONAL DECISION MAKING; THE ORTHODOX VIEW: VOTERS MAKING DECISIONS; The Rational Actor Takes a Survey; CONTEXTUAL EXPLANATIONS OF VOTER TURNOUT; Institutions; Institutional Costs; Electoral Institutions; Mobilization and Strategic Politicians; Mobilization and Canvassing; Social Context and the Sociological Tradition; OVERVIEW OF REMAINING CHAPTERS; 2: Conditional Choice.…”
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US government. 16, RT1 - Patterson

Subjects: “…Voter turnout United States.…”
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US government. 16, RT1 - Prindle

Subjects: “…Voter turnout United States.…”
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US government. 16, RT1 - Faessen

Subjects: “…Voter turnout United States.…”
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Tony Brown's Journal. Is The Black Vote For Sale?

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Frontline. Whose vote counts

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Who votes now? : demographics, issues, inequality and turnout in the United States by Leighley, Jan E., 1960-, Nagler, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Economic Inequality and Voting Inequality -- 1.4. Voter Turnout and Election Laws -- 1.5. Data and Chapter Outline -- Two. …”
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Voter turnout and the dynamics of electoral competition in established democracies since 1945 / by Franklin, Mark N., Eijk, C. van der (Cees), 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Confronting the puzzles of voter turnout -- A new approach to the calculus of voting -- The role of generational replacement in turnout change -- Rational responses to electoral competition -- Explaining turnout change in twenty-two countries -- The character of elections and the individual citizen -- Understanding turnout decline -- The turnout puzzles revisited -- Appendices. …”
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CNN specials. Stop the vote : the big lie's assault on democracy

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US government. 16-1

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Nigeria's critical election : 2011

Table of Contents: “…Voters' registration and voters' turnout /…”
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Institutions, incentives and electoral participation in Japan : cross-level and cross-national perspectives by Horiuchi, Yusaku

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Turnout twist : higher voter turnout in lower-level elections -- A rational choice model of relative voter turnout -- Three levels of quantitative tests -- Culture or institutions? …”
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Democracy in the states : experiments in election reform

Table of Contents: “…Patterson -- Vote centers and voter turnout / Eric Gonzalez Juenke and Julie Marie Shepherd -- Early voting and voter turnout / Paul Gronke, Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum, and Peter Miller -- Election day registration, competition, and voter turnout / Caroline Tolbert, Todd Donovan, Bridgett King, and Shaun Bowler -- Direct democracy, engagement, and voter turnout / Caroline Tolbert and Daniel C. …”
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Before norms : institutions and civic culture by Jackman, Robert W., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…The issues -- The Protestant ethic thesis -- Civic virtue in Italy and the United States -- Civic virtue, growth, and democratization -- Institutions and voter turnout -- Institutions and support for parties of the extreme right / (with Karin Volpert) -- Culture, institutions, and political behavior.…”
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Say brother. Ten great black historical figures

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Reforming the electoral process in America : toward more democracy in the 21st century by Fife, Brian L.

Table of Contents: “…History of electoral reform efforts in America -- Voting laws in the American states -- Voter turnout in the American states -- The electoral college and the framers in Philadelphia -- Money and elections in America -- The path to enhanced democracy : a blueprint for electoral reform in the United States.…”
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The Political Representation of Immigrants and Minorities : Voters, Parties and Parliaments in Liberal Democracies. by Bird, Karen

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Ethnic diversity, political participation and representation: A theoretical framework; Part I: Immigrants and members of visible minorities as voters: Turnout and party choice; 2 Voter turnout among immigrants and visible minorities in comparative perspective; 3 Party choices among immigrants and visible minorities in comparative perspective; Part II: Immigrants and members of visible minorities as candidates for elective office.…”
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Making race, making power : North Carolina's road to disfranchisement by Redding, Kent, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…The structuring of Southern voter turnout -- North Carolina Democratic politics and society in the 1880s : Democratic control through localism -- Making and blocking Republican power -- The demise of Democratic localism and the rise of Populism -- The failed alternatives to Democratic rule : movement-party disjunctions in Populism -- Democrats transformed, democracy undone.…”
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Electing America's governors : the politics of executive elections by Leal, David L.

Table of Contents: “…Election Outcomes: Campaign Expenditures and Candidate Quality -- Election Outcomes: State and National Economic and Social Conditions -- Voter Turnout: Competition, Candidates, and Conditions -- Candidate Quality Revisited -- Gubernatorial vs. …”
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Iona college political science professor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino talks about the impact of young voters

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Pathologies of rational choice theory : a critique of applications in political science by Green, Donald P., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ONE: RATIONALITY IN POLITICS AND ECONOMICS -- TWO: THE NATURE OF RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY -- THREE: METHODOLOGICAL PATHOLOGIES -- FOUR: THE PARADOX OF VOTER TURNOUT -- FIVE: SOCIAL DILEMMAS AND FREE-RIDING -- SIX: LEGISLATIVE BEHAVIOR AND THE PARADOX OF VOTING -- SEVEN: SPATIAL THEORIES OF ELECTORAL COMPETITION -- EIGHT: RESPONSES TO LIKELY COUNTERARGUMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.…”
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Crafting democracy : regional politics in post-communist Europe by Yoder, Jennifer A.

Table of Contents: “…The ECE Regions in the EU; Appendix C. Voter Turnout for Regional and National Elections; Appendix D. …”
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Bringing race back in : black politicians, deracialization, and voting behavior in the age of Obama by Stout, Christopher T., 1982-

Table of Contents: “…The growing diversity in high-profile statewide black candidates -- Black candidates and voter turnout : does racialization matter? -- Racializing and winning elections : how voters respond to negative and positive racial appeals -- The first black president : a comparison of political behavior in the 1988 and 2008 democratic presidential primaries -- Positive and negative racial appeals in action : exploring the influence of racial appeals and political behavior over time -- Who cares? …”
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Big Vote : Gender, Consumer Culture, and the Politics of Exclusion, 1890s-1920s. by Gidlow, Liette

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Big Vote : Gender, Consumer Culture, and the Politics of Exclusion, 1890s-1920s. by Gidlow, Liette

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Latino vote : dispatches from the battleground

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Democracies in development : politics and reform in Latin America

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How the Obama administration threatens to undermine our elections by Fund, John H., 1957-

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Transnational Politics and the State : the External Voting Rights of Diasporas. by Lafleur, Jean-Michel

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Transnational Politics and the State; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Conceptualizing External Voting; 2 Understanding the Development of External Voting Rights Worldwide: The Legal, Normative, and Sociopolitical Arguments; 3 Mexico: Enfranchising Emigrants under Conditions of Democratic Transition; 4 Italy: Electoral Benefits and the Enfranchisement of Citizens Abroad; 5 Responding to the Call: The Implementation of External Voting and Voter Turnout Abroad.…”
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Political parties and primaries in Kentucky by Miller, Penny M., 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Nominating and Electing Republicans; 11. Patterns of Voter Turnout.…”
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The Evolution of electoral and party systems in the Nordic countries

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Elections : the maintenance of democracy

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British general elections since 1964 : diversity, dealignment, and disillusion by Denver, D. T.

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Change and Continuity in the 2016 and 2018 Elections by Aldrich, John

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Immigrants and electoral politics : nonprofit organizing in a time of demographic change by Brown, Heath A.

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Descriptive elections : empowering the American electorate by Mendez, Jeanette Morehouse, Herrick, Rebekah, 1960-

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Southern parties and elections : studies in regional political change.

Table of Contents: “…Voting Rights in the South After Shaw and Miller : The End of Racial Fairness?; 2. Voter Turnout and Candidate Participation: Effects of Affirmative Action Districting; 3. …”
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Public Policy and Politics in Georgia Lessons from Post-Soviet Transition. by Moldogaziev, Tima T.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Preface by Dan Durning -- 1 Lessons for Policy, Administration, and Politics from Georgia -- Part I Georgian Independence and Democracy in the South Caucasus Region -- 2 Georgians' Political Knowledge and Attitudes towards the West and Russia -- 3 Russian Soft Power in Georgia -- 4 Analyzing the Potential Causes of Ethno-Political Conflicts in the South Caucasus -- 5 Voter Turnout of Ethnic Azerbaijani Women in Georgia -- Part II Public Policy and Administration in Georgia…”
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Polarized politics : the impact of divisiveness in the US political system

Table of Contents: “…Polarization in US politics and policy / William Crotty -- Ideology as a polarizing force / William Crotty -- Voter turnout and the path to plutocracy / Walter Dean Burnham -- From umbrella parties to polarized parties / Arthur C. …”
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Public financing in American elections

Table of Contents: “…Miller -- Does public financing of state election campaigns increase voter turnout? / Jeffrey Milyo, David M. Primo and Matthew L. …”
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