Date of Award
5-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
Political Science
Department
Political Science
Major Professor
Jacobsmeier, Matthew; Huelshoff, Michael
Second Advisor
Day, Christine
Abstract
In this paper I explore the causal relationship between the strategic economic interdependence advanced by Western democracies after WWII and the "puzzle of participation" in US presidential elections. More specifically, I seek to illustrate first how economic convergence within the West and then the transition from Keynesian to monetarist policy rhetoric reflexively diminish the degree to which US working class voters can realistically petition their elected officials regarding the most salient matters of economic self-interest. My results indicate that from 1948-2004, the working public became more isolated from their most salient economic decisions, voted less often due to heretofore unexplored macroeconomic indicators.
Recommended Citation
Kessing, Christopher, "Macroeconomic Indicators of Working Class Voter Abstention in US Presidential Elections, 1948-2004" (2011). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1322.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1322
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