Does public broadcasting increase voter turnout? Evidence from the roll out of BBC radio in the 1920s

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 102407
Author(s):  
Alex Yeandle
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Public Broadcasting ◽  
Roll Out

scholarly journals E-lections: Voting Behavior and the Internet

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (7) ◽  
pp. 2238-2265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Falck ◽  
Robert Gold ◽  
Stephan Heblich
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
High Speed ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Crowding Out ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Internet Availability ◽  
Fixed Line ◽  
Roll Out

This paper analyzes the effects on voting behavior of information disseminated over the Internet. We address endogeneity in Internet availability by exploiting regional and technological peculiarities of the preexisting voice telephony network that hindered the roll-out of fixed-line infrastructure for high-speed Internet. We find negative effects of Internet availability on voter turnout, which we relate to a crowding-out of TV consumption and increased entertainment consumption. We find no evidence that the Internet systematically benefits specific parties, suggesting ideological self-segregation in online information consumption. Robustness tests, including placebo estimations from the pre-Internet period, support a causal interpretation of our results. (JEL D12, D72, L82, L86)

ASHA Will Roll Out Associates Program in 2011

ASHA Leader ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (14) ◽  
pp. 7-7
Author(s):  
Lemmietta McNeilly
Keyword(s):  
Roll Out

Dispute Delays Roll-Out of RAC Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Mary Ellen Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Roll Out

Voter Turnout and the Dynamics of Electoral Competition in Established Democracies since 1945

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark N. Franklin ◽  
Cees van der Eijk ◽  
Diana Evans ◽  
Michael Fotos ◽  
Wolfgang Hirczy de Mino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Electoral Competition ◽  
Established Democracies

Mobilfunk: 5G als Enabler im Gesundheitswesen

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
Steffen Hamm
Keyword(s):  
Roll Out

Die Netzbetreiber haben mit dem Roll-out von 5G begonnen. Der neue Mobilfunkstandard unterscheidet sich technologisch gravierend von seinen Vorgängern und schafft dadurch die Voraussetzungen für eine Vielzahl neuartiger Anwendungen. Das Gesundheitswesen kann in besonderer Weise davon profitieren.

Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Eric Oliver ◽  
Shang E. Ha ◽  
Zachary Callen
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Electoral Politics ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Community Ties

Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanations for how people vote in local elections, particularly in the smaller cities, towns, and suburbs where most Americans live. Drawing on a wide variety of data sources and case studies, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that current explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for most local contests, the book puts forward a new theory that highlights the crucial differences between local, state, and national democracies. Being small in size, limited in power, and largely unbiased in distributing their resources, local governments are “managerial democracies” with a distinct style of electoral politics. Instead of hinging on the partisanship, ideology, and group appeals that define national and state elections, local elections are based on the custodial performance of civic-oriented leaders and on their personal connections to voters with similarly deep community ties. Explaining not only the dynamics of local elections, Oliver's findings also upend many long-held assumptions about community power and local governance, including the importance of voter turnout and the possibilities for grassroots political change.

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