Where have all the voters gone? [[electronic resource] /] / Martin P. Wattenberg
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| Autore: |
Wattenberg Martin P. <1956->
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| Titolo: |
Where have all the voters gone? [[electronic resource] /] / Martin P. Wattenberg
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (224 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 324.973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Elections - United States |
| Voting - United States | |
| Political parties - United States | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-195) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preface Introduction 1. A Worldwide Turnout Problem 2. Turnout in the American States 3. Types of Individuals Who Vote 4. The New Generation Gap 5. Who Votes Does Make a Difference 6. How Voting Is Like Taking an SAT Test 7. Are Negative Ads to Blame? 8. How to Improve U.S. Turnout Rates: Lessons from Abroad Notes Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | As the confusion over the ballots in Florida recently demonstrated, American elections are complex and anything but user-friendly. This has led to a decline in voter turnout. In this text Wattenberg confronts the question of what low participation rates means for democracy. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Where have all the voters gone |
| ISBN: | 0-674-04495-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778193903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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