Overview

Devoted to exploring elections as the central act in a democracy, Duty and Choice: The Evolution of the Study of Voting and Voters is animated by a set of three overarching questions: Why do some citizens vote while others do not? How do voters decide to cast their ballots for one candidate and not another? How does the context in which citizens live influence the choices they make? Organized into three sections focused on turnout, vote choice, and electoral systems, the volume seeks to provide novel insights into the most pressing questions for scholars of vote choice and voting behaviour. In addition to featuring several prominent Canadian scholars, the collection includes chapters by leading scholars from the United States and Europe.

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Author:   Peter John Loewen ,  Daniel Rubenson
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781442649248

ISBN 10:   1442649240
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   09 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Foreword 1 Duty and Choice: The Evolution of the Study of Voting and Voters Peter John Loewen, Daniel Rubenson, and Maxime Héroux-Legault Part I: Voter Turnout 2 Altruism, Participation, and Political Context Cindy D. Kam, Skyler J. Cranmer, and James H. Fowler 3 Behavioural Anomalies Explain Variation in Voter Turnout Christopher Dawes, Peter John Loewen, and Gabriel Arsenault 4 Civic Duty and Social Pressure as Causes of Voter Turnout Donald P. Green 5 The Preferences of Voters and Non-Voters in Canada (1988−2008) Jean-François Godbout and Mathieu Turgeon Part II: Vote Choice 6 The Economy and Federal Election Outcomes in Canada: Taking Provincial Economic Conditions into Account Richard Nadeau, Éric Bélanger, and Bruno Jérôme 7 Who Responds to Election Campaigns? The Two-Moderator Model Revisited Patrick Fournier, Fred Cutler, and Stuart Soroka 8 Bureaucrats, Policy Attitudes, and Political Behaviour: A Reappraisal James C. Garand and Ping Xu Part III: Electoral Systems 9 How Electoral Systems Shape What Voters Think about Democracy Christopher J. Anderson 10 Party Strategies, Institutions, and Electoral System Effects Romain Lachat 11 When Do Voters Act Strategically? Institutional and Individual Variation in the Incidence of Strategic Voting in Democracies John Aldrich and Laura B. Stephenson 12 The Future of Election Studies and the Study of Elections Peter John Loewen, Daniel Rubenson, and André Blais Contributors Index  

Reviews

Duty and Choice is a collection of the highest quality and will be eagerly received by the field. The contributions breathe new life into the role of altruism and instrumentality in political participation, particularly the turnout decision. - Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Department of Political Studies, Queen's University This volume contains thoughtful contributions from many of the most distinguished scholars working in the fields of voter turnout, vote choice, and electoral systems. It is a pleasure to follow their thinking as they assess what we know and what we need to do next. - Christopher H. Achen, Roger Williams Straus Professor of Social Sciences, Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, Princeton University Why do citizens turn out to vote, and what difference does it make if they do? How do electoral institutions shape what voters do and what they make of what they have done? A stellar group of scholars weighs in on these critical questions. - Richard Johnston, Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia

Author Information

Peter John Loewen is a professor in the Department of Political Science and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Daniel Rubenson is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University.

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