The Class Politics and The Stratification Betrayal Voting Behavior: A Study on the Relevance of Subjective Stratification Variable

The article examines trends in voting preferences and voting behavior of Turkish-origin German voters. Despite only representing a small percentage of the total German electorate, Turkish-origin voters are gaining an opportunity to shape the future political landscape. While the Social Democrats have benefited most directly from the minority constituency so far, this author suggests that the Green Party is poised to attract the younger, better educated, and German-born segment of the Turkish-origin voters. All other dominant national parties have ignored this emerging voting bloc, and missed opportunities to appeal to Turkish-origin voters by disregarding community-specific interests.

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Analyzing Class Relations in Rural Mexico: Theoretical and Methodological Developments: The Contemporary Peasantry in Mexico: A Class Analysis . Ann Lucas de Rouffignac. ; Where the Dove Calls: The Political Ecology of a Peasant Corporate Community in Northwestern Mexico . Thomas E. Sheridan. ; Class and Society in Central Chiapas . Robert Wasserstrom. ; Class, Politics, and Popular Religion in Mexico and Central America . Lynn Stephen, James Dow.

Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos ◽

10.1525/msem.1994.10.2.03a00070 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 391-401

Author(s):

Lois Stanford

Keyword(s):

Political Ecology ◽

Central America ◽

Popular Religion ◽

The Political ◽

Class Relations ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Class Politics ◽

Rural Mexico ◽

Northwestern Mexico ◽

Corporate Community

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Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy

10.23943/princeton/9780691143552.001.0001 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

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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