John B Holbein, D Sunshine Hillygus

Making Young Voters

Converting Civic Attitudes Into Civic Action

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Produktbeschreibung

This potentially paradigm-shifting book uses an interdisciplinary perspective to challenge existing theories of voter turnout, focusing on solutions geared towards civic education and electoral reform to increase dismal rates of youth turnout. The authors investigate reasons and remedies for the gap between youth turnout intentions and behaviors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 147mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781108726337
• ISBN-10: 110872633X
• Artikelnr.: 58502491

Autorenporträt

John Holbein is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The puzzle of low youth turnout
2. Rethinking what makes voters
3. What are non-cognitive skills?
4. Quantitative evidence that non-cognitive skills increase voting
5. Rethinking civic education
6. Promoting follow through by reducing the cost of voting
7. Looking ahead
8. Book appendix.