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The American voter
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The "The American Voter" as mentioned in this paper is the unabridged version of the classic theoretical study of voting behavior, originally published in 1960, and is a standard reference in the field of electoral research, presenting formulations of the theoretical issues that have been the focus of scholarly publication.Abstract:
Here is the unabridged version of the classic theoretical study of voting behavior, originally published in 1960. It is a standard reference in the field of electoral research, presenting formulations of the theoretical issues that have been the focus of scholarly publication. No single study matches the study of "The American Voter."read more
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Policy Polarization among Party Elites and the Significance of Political Awareness in the Mass Public
TL;DR: The authors analyzes opinions about abortion, racial, and social welfare policies, comparing their determinants among citizens with different levels of political information over the past several decades, finding that only the well informed responded to the growing elite polarization by becoming more partisan in their opinions.
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The European refugee crisis, party competition, and voters’ responses in Germany
Matthias Mader,Harald Schoen +1 more
TL;DR: The authors show that globalisation creates political potentials that can transform electoral competition in Western societies, and the specific process of how these potentials become effective is discussed in detail in their paper.
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Information Acquisition, Ideology and Turnout: Theory and Evidence from Britain
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the amount of political information that voters decide to acquire during an electoral campaign depends, among other things, on prior ideological beliefs about parties and candidates, and that the impact of increased political knowledge on turnout is asymmetric: new information increases the probability of voting of indifferent voters but decreases that of very ideological voters.
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Political Participation of Women of Color: An Intersectional Analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the authors develop the hypothesis that participation in American politics of minority women differs from political participation of white women and propose that individuals with multiple subordinate group identities, namely, racial and ethnic minority women, will experience differences in political mobilization and interest in politics and demonstrate different participatory styles than white women do.
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Norms versus Action: Why Voters Fail to Sanction Malfeasance in Brazil
TL;DR: Hidalgo et al. as mentioned in this paper show that voters strongly sanction corrupt mayors when presented with hypothetical scenarios but take no action when given the same information about their own mayor, and that voters' behavior is constrained by factors such as attitudes toward local political dynasties and the greater saliency of more pressing concerns like employment and health services.