Homeownership and voter turnout in u.s. local elections
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhe.2018.06.006
Abstract: Abstract This paper provides evidence that economic self-interest associated with homeownership affects voter turnout in local elections in the United States. Compared to renters, homeowners are financially invested in their communities and are less mobile.… read more here.
Keywords: homeownership voter; turnout local; voter turnout; voter ... See more keywords
Examining the relationship between elections and wildfires
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DOI: 10.1071/wf19130
Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between local elections and wildfire. Using data of wildfires in Greek municipalities between 2000 and 2010, I estimate models comparing wildfire outcomes in local election years against non-election years. I… read more here.
Keywords: wildfire; local elections; wildfire outcomes; relationship ... See more keywords
#LE19 – a turning of the tide? Report of local elections in Northern Ireland, 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/07907184.2019.1651294
Abstract: ABSTRACT Otherwise routine local elections in Northern Ireland on 2 May 2019 were bestowed unusual significance by exceptional circumstance. A prolonged stalemate between the two largest political parties had left Northern Ireland without a devolved… read more here.
Keywords: le19 turning; northern ireland; elections northern; ireland ... See more keywords
The effects of local elections on national military spending: A cross-country study
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2015.1061154
Abstract: In this paper, we study the domestic political determinants of military spending. Our conceptual framework suggests that power distribution over local and central governments influences the government provision of national public goods, in our context,… read more here.
Keywords: military spending; cross country; study; local elections ... See more keywords
Participation in Local Elections: ‘Why Don’t Immigrants Vote More?’
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DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsx024
Abstract: Why do immigrants vote less in local elections when they have the right to vote? I present a new representative survey on participation in the 2015 municipal elections in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, and… read more here.
Keywords: participation; immigrants vote; elections immigrants; participation local ... See more keywords