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Voting the Agenda: Candidates, Elections, and Ballot Propositions
Stephen P. Nicholson
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Description for Voting the Agenda: Candidates, Elections, and Ballot Propositions
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
How do voters make decisions in low-information elections? How distinctive are these voting decisions? Traditional approaches to the study of voting and elections often fail to address these questions by ignoring other elections taking place simultaneously. In this groundbreaking book, Stephen Nicholson shows how issue agendas shaped by state ballot propositions prime voting decisions for presidential, gubernatorial, Senate, House, and state legislative races. As a readily accessible source of information, the issues raised by ballot propositions may have a spillover effect on elections and ultimately define the meaning of myriad contests. Nicholson examines issues that appear on the ballot alongside ... Read more
How do voters make decisions in low-information elections? How distinctive are these voting decisions? Traditional approaches to the study of voting and elections often fail to address these questions by ignoring other elections taking place simultaneously. In this groundbreaking book, Stephen Nicholson shows how issue agendas shaped by state ballot propositions prime voting decisions for presidential, gubernatorial, Senate, House, and state legislative races. As a readily accessible source of information, the issues raised by ballot propositions may have a spillover effect on elections and ultimately define the meaning of myriad contests. Nicholson examines issues that appear on the ballot alongside ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691116846
SKU
V9780691116846
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About Stephen P. Nicholson
Stephen P. Nicholson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University. His doctoral dissertation received the 1999 E. E. Schattschneider Award, presented annually by the American Political Science Association for the best dissertation in the field of American politics. Nicholson has published articles in the "American Journal of Political Science", the "Journal of Politics", the "British Journal of ... Read more
Reviews for Voting the Agenda: Candidates, Elections, and Ballot Propositions
"Stephen Nicholson's provocative book provides a solid theoretical foundation to explain the role that ballot measures have in setting the agenda and influencing vote choice in candidate races."
Daniel A. Smith, Political Science Quarterly
Daniel A. Smith, Political Science Quarterly