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Many authors have shown that canvassing is effective at increasing voter turnout, but without saying why. Based on over two years experience working on canvasses, I assess why grassroots mobilization works and what it means for democratic practice. |
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Name: MPSA Annual National Conference
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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| Mohanty, Peter. "Why Does Canvassing Work?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the MPSA Annual National Conference, Palmer House Hotel, Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 03, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p266368_index.html> |
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| Mohanty, P. C. , 2008-04-03 "Why Does Canvassing Work?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the MPSA Annual National Conference, Palmer House Hotel, Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p266368_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Many authors have shown that canvassing is effective at increasing voter turnout, but without saying why. Based on over two years experience working on canvasses, I assess why grassroots mobilization works and what it means for democratic practice. |
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| “Why Does Canvassing Work?” Pete Mohanty Graduate Student University of Texas at Austin MPSA Conference 2008 Sec 23: Electoral Campaigns “Why Does Canvassing Work?” According to one estimate grassroots voter mobilization accounted for roughly one-third of the increased voter turnout in the 2004 Presidential Election. Repeated field studies have shown that door-to-door canvassing increases voter turnout even when done by people with relatively little political or canvassing experience by up to 10% (Green and Gerber 2000; Gerber et. al |
| “Expressive Voting and Government Redistribution: Testing Tullock's `Charity of the Uncharitable.'” Public Choice 119(1-2): 143-159. Schuessler Alexander A. 2000. “Expressive Voting.” Rationality and Society 12: 87-119. Tyran Jean-Robert. 2004. “Voting when money and morals conflict: an experimental test of expressive voting.” Journal of Public Economics 88: 1654-1664. Uslaner Eric M. 1999. “Democracy and Social Capital” in Democracy & Trust. Ed. Mark E.Warren. Cambridge 1999: 121-150. Wielhouwer Peter W. 2003. “In Search of Lincoln’s Perfect List: Targeting in Grassroots Campaigns.” |
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