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Strategic Voting Decisions in the Absence of Democratic Experience and Strong Party Ties : A Natural Experiment in the 1990 German Unification Elections

Leiter, Debra Lynn - 2010

democratic experience and strong party ties. Utilizing the 1990 German Unification Election Study, I examine a natural experiment …

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The Relationship between Economic Voting and Electoral Campaign in the 2008 American General Election

Ji Yeon, Hong - 2010

voting when an incumbent president runs for re-election, and engage in prospective voting when he does not run. In the 2008 … American presidential election, however, voters cast their vote to Obama as a punishment to Bush administration even though the … President Bush didn't run for re-election. Previous researches also argue that if voters are disappointed with economic …

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Elections and Happiness : The Effect of Electoral Institutions on Life Satisfaction

Adams, Alex - 2010

Early democratic theorists argued that one purpose of a democratic government is to increase the happiness of its citizens. However, all democracies are not equal. Some democracies through their institutional arrangements create broader representation to their citizens, while others reduce...

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Attacking Judges : The New Politics of State Supreme Court Election Campaigns

Hall, Melinda Gann - 2010

Recent trends in judicial elections, including expensive rough-and-tumble campaigns characterized by televised attack advertising and politicized discourse, are causing advocacy groups and legal scholars to condemn the practice of electing judges. This paper addresses an important aspect of this...

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