Snyder, James M.Fowler, Anthony George2013-10-082013-10-082013Fowler, Anthony George. 2013. Five Studies on the Causes and Consequences of Voter Turnout. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10773http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11156810In advanced democracies, many citizens abstain from participating in the political process. Does low and unequal voter turnout influence partisan election results or public policies? If so, how can participation be increased and how can the electorate become more representative of the greater population?en-USPolitical Sciencecausal inferenceinequalitypolitical representationvoter turnoutThesis or Dissertation2013-10-08