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The American Nonvoter
The American Nonvoter
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A diverse body of research exists to explain why eligible voters don't go to the polls on election day. Theories span from the psychological (nonvoters have limited emotional engagement with politics and therefore lack motivation), to the social (politics is inherently social and nonvoters
have limited networks), and the personal (nonvoters tend to be young, less educated, poor, and highly mobile). Other scholars suggest that people don't vote because campaigns are uninspiring. This book poses a new theory: uncertainty about the national context at the time of the election. During
times of national crisis, when uncertainty is high, citizens are motivated to sort through information about each candidate to figure out which would best mitigate their uncertainty. When external uncertainty is low, however, citizens spend less time learning about candidates and are equally
unmotivated to vote. The American Nonvoter examines how uncertainty regarding changing economic conditions, dramatic national events, and U.S. international interventions influences people's decisions whether to vote or not. Using rigorous statistical tools and rich historical stories, Lyn Ragsdale and Jerrold G. Rusk
test this theory on aggregate nonvoting patterns in the United States across presidential and midterm elections from 1920 to 2012. The authors also challenge the stereotype of nonvoters as poor, uneducated and apathetic. Instead, the book shows that nonvoters are, by and large, as politically
knowledgeable as voters, but see no difference between candidates or view them negatively.
Author: Lyn Ragsdale, Jerrold G. Rusk
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/01/2017
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780190670719
Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2017
have limited networks), and the personal (nonvoters tend to be young, less educated, poor, and highly mobile). Other scholars suggest that people don't vote because campaigns are uninspiring. This book poses a new theory: uncertainty about the national context at the time of the election. During
times of national crisis, when uncertainty is high, citizens are motivated to sort through information about each candidate to figure out which would best mitigate their uncertainty. When external uncertainty is low, however, citizens spend less time learning about candidates and are equally
unmotivated to vote. The American Nonvoter examines how uncertainty regarding changing economic conditions, dramatic national events, and U.S. international interventions influences people's decisions whether to vote or not. Using rigorous statistical tools and rich historical stories, Lyn Ragsdale and Jerrold G. Rusk
test this theory on aggregate nonvoting patterns in the United States across presidential and midterm elections from 1920 to 2012. The authors also challenge the stereotype of nonvoters as poor, uneducated and apathetic. Instead, the book shows that nonvoters are, by and large, as politically
knowledgeable as voters, but see no difference between candidates or view them negatively.
Author: Lyn Ragsdale, Jerrold G. Rusk
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/01/2017
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780190670719
Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2017
About the Author
Lyn Ragsdale is Radoslav A. Tsanoff Professor of Public Affairs and Professor of Political Science at Rice University.
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