Monthly Archives: July 2011

Motivating Voter Turnout by Invoking the Self

July 21, 2011 – 9:31 am

We can dramatically boost turnout simply by reminding people to “be a voter” rather than “to vote.” I find voter mobilization experiments fascinating. That’s why I write about them a lot (e.g. here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here […]

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Timing is Everything? Primacy and Recency Effects in Voter Mobilization Campaigns

July 20, 2011 – 10:01 am

High propensity voters are affected most by an early turnout appeal, four weeks out. Low propensity voters are affected most by a late appeal, three days out. In recent years, political scientists have run a variety of field experiments to show exactly which methods of voter mobilization are most effective. However, those experiments have focused […]

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Formal and Perceived Leadership Power in U.S. State Legislatures

July 15, 2011 – 9:29 am

Perhaps formal leadership powers have one set of effects, whereas perceived leadership power has a different set of effects. Those who study Congress have engaged in long arguments about the importance (or lack thereof) of Congressional leaders in influencing outcomes. Among others, see Cox and McCubbins 1993 and 2005, Krehbiel 1993 and 1998, Binder 1996, […]

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