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Getting Out the Vote: Party Mobilization in a Comparative Perspective

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  • KARP, JEFFREY A.
  • BANDUCCI, SUSAN A.
  • BOWLER, SHAUN

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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.

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  • Karp, Jeffrey A. & Banducci, Susan A. & Bowler, Shaun, 2008. "Getting Out the Vote: Party Mobilization in a Comparative Perspective," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(1), pages 91-112, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:38:y:2008:i:01:p:91-112_00
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    1. Hermann Schmitt & Sara Hobolt & Sebastian Adrian Popa, 2015. "Does personalization increase turnout? Spitzenkandidaten in the 2014 European Parliament elections," European Union Politics, , vol. 16(3), pages 347-368, September.
    2. Michael Haman, 2021. "Recall Elections: A Tool of Accountability? Evidence from Peru," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, vol. 87(3), March.
    3. Melis Kartal, 2015. "Laboratory elections with endogenous turnout: proportional representation versus majoritarian rule," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 18(3), pages 366-384, September.

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