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Explores the reasons why young people are less likely to follow politics and vote in the United States and other established democracies, no matter who the candidates are, or what the issues may be. An important read for students of democracy, political participation, elections, and voter behaviour

Explores the reasons why young people are less likely to follow politics and vote in the United States and other established democracies, no matter who the candidates are, or what the issues may be. An important read for students of democracy, political participation, elections, and voter behaviour

This book explores the reasons why young people are less likely to follow politics and vote in the United States, no matter who the candidates are, or what the issues may be. For the first time since its original publication in 2006, each chapter has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent available data.

Is Voting for Young People? explores the reasons why young people are less likely to follow politics and vote in the United States as well as in many other established democracies no matter who the candidates are, whether they tweet or blog, or what the issues may be. This brief, accessible, and provocative book suggests ways of changing that, and now includes a new chapter on young peoples role in the 2008, 2012, and 2014 elections, looking a...

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Framing its content within a resonant 'politics matters' theme and emphasizing public policy throughout, this text illustrates the impact that government has on the daily lives of each and every American.

thought-provoking commentary on American parties, politics, and representative government.

asks more of a typical person than is reasonable. Meanwhile, we must find ways to make the American electoral process more user-friendly.

This work looks at the travails of political parties in the United States, by analyzing a congressional election. A new chapter which discusses the return of divided government, via the Republicans' takeover of Congress in 1994, is also included.

Every presidential election since 1964 has been won by the candidate backed by the most united party, yet as party unity has become more important to voting decisions, it has also become increasingly difficult to achieve. In his latest book, Martin Wattenberg offers an in-depth interpretation of the presidential elections of the 1980s, illuminating current theories of political behavior and how they operate in today's candidate-centered politi...