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In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 79
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In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 79
In: Official history of New Zealand in the second World War 1939-45
In: Western Political Science Association 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
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In: Far Eastern survey, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 23-27
This paper examines the relationship between campaign information derived from television advertisements and voter participation in state judicial elections. Using a unique dataset of elections from 2000 - 2004, we conclude that information provided to the voter in the form of television advertising has a positive effect on rates of voter participation, which is measured by ballot roll off. This study suggests that the modernisation of judicial election campaigns may alleviate some of the concerns of low voter participation.
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In: Journal of political sciences, Band 40, S. 101-54
ISSN: 0098-4612, 0587-0577
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 502
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: State politics & policy quarterly: the official journal of the State Politics and Policy section of the American Political Science Association, Band 14, Heft 4, S. 367-388
ISSN: 1946-1607
AbstractAlthough the U.S. judiciary is designed to be an independent and counter-majoritarian arbiter of the law, many states feature electoral institutions that may expose judges to public pressure. Scholars have demonstrated that judicial elections provide a clear link between public opinion and judicial decision making that may undermine the ability of courts to act in counter-majoritarian ways to protect minority rights. We extend this line of inquiry by examining whether direct democracy institutions have a similar effect of enhancing the impact of public opinion on judicial behavior and reducing the likelihood of judges voting in favor of minority rights. Empirical results from an analysis of gay rights cases in the American states from 1981 to 2004 provide evidence that direct democracy, in conjunction with electoral retention methods, significantly increases the effect of public opinion on judicial decisions.
Faculty are becoming increasingly interested in the science of teaching and learning (SoTL) and
working to explore whether specific interventions are associated with a substantive change in
learning outcomes (Whitman and Richlin 2007). In this article we lay out different ways faculty
might deepen their approach to SoTL through their courses, provide examples for and
explanations of these designs, discuss different means of assessing outcomes depending on
the types and regularity of courses faculty teach, and provide specific tools for assessment in
the context of a Political Science methods course.