Descriptive Elections - Empowering the American Electorate

This book presents a theory of descriptive elections that posits mixed-gender elections see higher voter turnout and voter engagement (lower alienation, indifference, and higher interest) as well as greater discussion of campaign issues.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: The Theory of Descriptive Elections
Chapter 2: The Effects of Descriptive Elections on Turnout
Chapter 3: Effects of Descriptive Elections on Voter Engagement
Chapter 4: Descriptive Elections and Campaign Ads
Chapter 5: Descriptive Elections, Issues and Media Coverage
Chapter 6: Descriptive Elections in State Legislative Races
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Appendix 1: Survey script for scenarios used with student survey
Appendix 2: Survey script for scenarios used with MTurk survey
Appendix 3: List of Races
Appendix 4: List of Issues Coded
Appendix 5: List of Traits Coded

About the author

By Jeanette Morehouse Mendez and Rebekah Herrick

Summary

This book presents a theory of descriptive elections that posits mixed-gender elections see higher voter turnout and voter engagement (lower alienation, indifference, and higher interest) as well as greater discussion of campaign issues.

Product details

• Authors: Rebekah Herrick, Rebekah L. Herrick, Jeanette Morehouse Mendez, Jeanette Morehouse Herrick Mendez, Mendez Jeanette Morehouse
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781498530316
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3031-6
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, United States of America, USA, Gender studies, gender groups, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage