Browsing by Subject "elections"

Analyzing the Effects of Partisan Correlation on Election Outcomes Using Order Statistics

Wiebe, Claire (2019-04-24)

The legislative representation of political parties in the United States is dependent not only on way that legislative district boundaries are drawn, but also on the way in which people are distributed across a state. That ...

At Home or On Campus? How Duke Students Decide Where to Register to Vote

Callard, Lucy (2021-12)

Before they ever step into the voting booth, eligible Duke students must first decide whether to register at their permanent home address or their Duke address in North Carolina. 84 Duke students were surveyed to assess ...

Clean Elections: How has public election funding in Maine and Arizona influenced the behavior of non-candidate political actors?

Osborne, Anne (2012-12-07)

Maine and Arizona implemented public funding systems for state elections in 2000 with the aim of increasing competition and voter choice, curbing election costs, and reducing the influence of special interest money in elections. ...

Election Quality and International Observation 1975-2004: Two New Datasets

Kelley, Judith G; Kolev, Kiril (2010-10-19)

Learning Curves: Three Studies on Political Information Acquisition

Rickershauser Carvalho, Jill (2008-07-29)

What are the effects of political information on public opinion, political participation, and electoral outcomes? In this dissertation, I address these questions and investigate the ways that people acquire and incorporate ...

Negative Campaigning in the Digital Age: Comparing Cost-Benefit Structures Across Parties, Issues and Communication Channels

de Kleer, Dirck (2020-05-10)

Research on negative campaigning in multiparty systems has outlined several potential costs and benefits of “going negative.” However, most of these cost-benefit structures relate to contextual factors and party characteristics, ...