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Publikováno v:
Politics and Governance, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 380-409 (2019)
Some have argued that the ballot initiative process prevalent in many American states might lower inequality. We contend this is improbable based on what is known about whether expansion of democracy leads to redistribution, the attitudes of citizens
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https://doaj.org/article/e4fc87fbf27142558be37b40bce5c83d
Publikováno v:
American Politics Research. 49:186-197
American voters commonly express abstract support for candidates with a business background, yet there is minimal systematic evidence about whether it advantages candidates in actual electoral contests. We examine this question using observational da
Autor:
Edward L. Lascher, Robert W. Wassmer
Publikováno v:
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research ISBN: 9783319699097
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e47eaa02541a823be51cc9adcc53531d
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3762-2
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3762-2
Autor:
Joshua J. Dyck, Edward L. Lascher
Arguments about the American ballot initiative process date back to the Progressive Era, when processes allowing citizens to decide policy questions directly were established in about half of the states. When political scientists began to systematica
Publikováno v:
Journal of Happiness Studies. 18:409-426
Prior studies indicate that perceived health is strongly associated with a sense of well-being. The effect of health insurance is much less clear: there has been little rigorous empirical research assessing whether health coverage has an independent
Publikováno v:
Political Behavior. 37:279-307
Current literature often suggests that more information and choices will enhance citizens’ general political knowledge. Notably, some studies indicate that a greater number of state ballot initiatives raise Americans’ knowledge through increases
Autor:
Daniel Melzer, Edward L. Lascher
Publikováno v:
PS: Political Science & Politics. 46:802-807
Political science instructors commonly emphasize the importance of effective writing. However, it is unclear that students either understand or share the norms about what this entails. A notable example is the appropriate use of voice. Prior literatu
Autor:
Jeremy Offenstein, Edward L. Lascher
Publikováno v:
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. 14:265-277
What explains the persistent gap in college retention between white American college students and those who are members of ethnic minority groups? Some argue that a large part of the answer is campus racial climate: a negative climate disproportionat
Autor:
John L. Korey, Edward L. Lascher
Publikováno v:
Lascher, Edward L; & Korey, John L. (2011). The Myth of the Independent Voter, California Style. California Journal of Politics and Policy, 3(1). doi: 10.5070/P20W2R. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1q2817cz
Much recent California political commentary stresses the sharp rise in the proportion of voters declining to state a party preference and the supposed increasing importance of political independents. Yet The Myth of the Independent Voter and other po
Autor:
Joshua J. Dyck, Edward L. Lascher
Publikováno v:
Political Behavior. 31:401-427
Some studies have contended that direct democracy has secondary benefits unrelated to its impact on policy. In particular, recent scholarship claims that the American ballot initiative process enhances political efficacy. We began with concerns about