Description
Research on voter turnout has focused almost exclusively on the traditional, public elections at the local, state, and federal level. However, very little research has been done on voter turnout among college students for student government elections within universities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate voter turnout in undergraduate student governments as a function of social capital and information dissemination. Based on a survey of an organization at Arizona State University, there is no evidence a reminder of a civic obligation to vote increased a student's propensity to vote in a USG election or that social capital facilitates the treatment. Attitudes toward USGs and the internal nature of social capital relevant to the student body could explain the opposite intended effect.
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Title
- Reminders and Social Capital: Increasing Voter Turnout in Undergraduate Student Governments
Contributors
- Sonksen, Connor Levis (Author)
- Ramirez, Mark (Thesis director)
- Wright, Thorin (Committee member)
- School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor)
- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (Contributor)
- Department of Economics (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2016-05
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