Date of Award
Summer 8-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Program
Political Science
Department
Political Science
Major Professor
Daniel Lewis
Second Advisor
Matthew Jacobsmeier
Third Advisor
Edward Chervenak
Abstract
Comparatively few studies have explored how variations in state governing institutions influence voting behavior. Utilizing lower chamber state legislative election returns from the years 2000 through 2010, and the 2002 through 2010 GSS data series, this dissertation focuses on how US state legislatures influence voting behavior and political attitudes of the American electorate. Specifically, this research takes on a comparative approach and illustrates how institutional differences in the size, capacity, and composition of the US state legislatures affect the electorates’ propensity to vote and how politically efficacious people feel.
Recommended Citation
Kuhlmann, Robynn, "Statehouse Mosaics and the American Electorate: How State Legislatures Affect Political Participation" (2012). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1509.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1509
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