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Description:: In this dissertation I examine the relationship between voter turnout and legislative representation in the United States Congress. My main contention is that political elites react to electoral participation in formulating public policies. I posit that the institutional advantages of incumbency in the House of Representative reduces turnout in congressional...
Keyword:: Legislative Behavior, ; Election, Electoral accountability, Voter Turnout, U.S. Congress, and Political representation
Subject:: Political Science
Creator:: Jean-Francois Godbout
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 08/06/2018
Date Modified:: 08/06/2018
Date Created:: 2007-08-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Description:: The growth of incarceration in the United States, a symptom of the concomitant broader institutionalization of a ‘carceral state’, is unquestionably one of the most significant developments in the nation's history. Despite this significance, the public response to the growth and deleterious consequences of incarceration has been notably restrained. This...
Keyword:: Political inequality, Political representation, Public opinion, Mass incarceration, Intersectionality, and Political communication
Subject:: Political Science
Creator:: Kevin E Levay
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 02/13/2018
Date Modified:: 02/13/2018
Date Created:: 2016-01-01
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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