Five Studies on the Causes and Consequences of Voter Turnout

Description

In advanced democracies, many citizens abstain from participating in the political process. Does low and unequal voter turnout influence partisan election results or public policies? If so, how can participation be increased and how can the electorate become more representative of the greater population? / Government

Links & Downloads

1. Fowler, Anthony George. 2013. Five Studies on the Causes and Consequences of Voter Turnout. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.
2. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10773
3. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11156810

Tags

Political Science

causal inference

inequality

political representation

voter turnout

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:harvard.edu/oai:dash.harvard.edu:1/11156810
Date	08 October 2013
Creators	Fowler, Anthony George
Contributors	Snyder, James M.
Publisher	Harvard University
Source Sets	Harvard University
Language	en_US
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis or Dissertation
Rights	open