Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "Elections"
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Electoral (Dis)-Connection: The Limits of Accountability in Weak Institutional Environments
(2020-11-23)Conventional academic wisdom holds that the “carrot and stick” of re-election helps voters reign in poorly performing politicians. Empirical research suggests, however, that achieving electoral accountability is harder ... -
New Directions in Media Measurement and Computational Social Science
(2023-06-01)Communication is central to a functional, representative democracy. In an ideal world, processes such as group deliberation, media consumption, and political persuasion allow members of the public to form coalitions based ... -
The Swing Voter Paradox: Electoral Politics in a Nationalized Era
(2021-05-14)With each successive election since at least 1994, congressional elections in the United States have transitioned toward nationalized two-party government. Fewer voters split their tickets for different parties between ... -
Three Essays on Congressional Elections and Representation
(2013-09-30)Democracy depends upon the competition between candidates or ideas. However, practices or procedures sometimes preclude the consideration of the full range of options. Can campaign spending predict who wins elections? ...