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Getting Out the Vote: Party Mobilization in a Comparative Perspective

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: A long tradition within political science examines the impact of party canvassing on voter participation. Very little of this work, however, is comparative in scope. This essay examines how system-level characteristics shape the nature and impact of party canvassing and how voters respond to those efforts. Parties are found to target the same types of potential voters everywhere – those who are likely to participate. However, one important difference is that overall levels of party contact are far greater in candidate-based systems than in proportional representation (PR) systems. Party mobilization, therefore, cannot explain the higher rates of turnout observed in PR systems.

Source: British Journal of Political Science

DOI: 10.1017/s0007123408000057

Authors: JEFFREY A. KARP, SUSAN A. BANDUCCI, SHAUN BOWLER

Institutions: University of Exeter, University of California, Riverside

Language: English

Topic: Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1976087448

FWCI: 32.97

Cites: 18

Cited by: 180

Related to: 10