Making Young Voters - Converting Civic Attitudes Into Civic Action

List of contents

1. The puzzle of low youth turnout; 2. Rethinking what makes voters; 3. What are non-cognitive skills?; 4. Quantitative evidence that non-cognitive skills increase voting; 5. Rethinking civic education; 6. Promoting follow through by reducing the cost of voting; 7. Looking ahead; 8. Book appendix.

About the author

John Holbein is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia.Sunshine Hillygus is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University, North Carolina.

Summary

This potentially paradigm-shifting book uses an interdisciplinary perspective to challenge existing theories of voter turnout, focusing on solutions geared towards civic education and electoral reform to increase dismal rates of youth turnout. The authors investigate reasons and remedies for the gap between youth turnout intentions and behaviors.

Additional text

'This terrific book unpacks the alarmingly low voter turnout rates of young people, providing good news along the way.' Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Director, Elections Research Center

Product details

• Authors: D Sunshine Hillygus, D. Sunshine Hillygus, D. Sunshine (Duke University Hillygus, Hillygus D. Sunshine, John B Holbein, John B. Holbein, John B. (Brigham Young University Holbein, John B. (University of Virginia) Holbein, John B. (University of Virginia) Hillygus Holbein
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108488426
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48842-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, REFERENCE / Research, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Research methods: general