A debate has emerged over the impact that partisan local elections have on policy. While Ferreira and Gyourko (2009) found a null effect, Gerber and Hopkins (2011) find that the relationship is more complex. Gerber and Hopkins (2011), in their article `When Mayors Matter: Estimating the Impact of Mayoral Partisanship on City Policy" argue that partisan elections result in mayors who put forth policies influenced by their partisanship. Gerber and Hopkins find that in policy areas where there is less shared authority between cities and either state or federal government, partisanship influences the policies implemented by mayors. To build on the work of Gerber and Hopkins, I have modified a variable of the existing data set, margin of victory. I predict that mayors elected by smaller margins will be less inclined to implement partisan policies. The partisan policies these mayors do implement will be less extreme than those implemented by mayors elected by wider margins. / A Thesis submitted to the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Summer Semester, 2013. / July 1, 2013. / local, mayor, partisanship, policy, politics, state / Includes bibliographical references. / Carol Weissert, Professor Directing Thesis; Charles Barilleaux, Committee Member; Mark Souva, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183644 |
| Contributors | Allen-Morgan, Ashley (authoraut), Weissert, Carol (professor directing thesis), Barilleaux, Charles (committee member), Souva, Mark (committee member), Department of Political Science (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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