Scholars, pundits, and politicians, both in the US and abroad, have warned of a decline in
citizen involvement in public life. Many (following the lead of Robert Putnam's Bowling …

In this essay, I consider how electoral laws affect parties' mobilizational incentives and,
hence, turnout. The strategy is to look systematically at how differing electoral rules affect the …

Theory suggests that eligible voters should be more likely to cast ballots when election
margins are close. Empirical evidence, however, is mixed. Operational definitions of key …

The legitimacy of compelling citizens to vote is rarely explored beyond claims about partisan
benefit or infractions of liberty and democratic freedom of choice. Using the Australian model …

This article examines voting trends in recent Ontario elections and the impact of
incumbency, gender, campaign expenditures and the number of candidates per seat on the …

On ne peut que se féliciter de la publication en langue française de cet ouvrage d'Henry
Milner sur les compétences civiques. C'est un livre appelé à marquer la sociologie politique …

In this article, it is argued that Canada's relatively low rate of political participation is related
to its electoral system being nonproportional, but that a complementary factor is to be found …

Are blank or unmarked ballots in an election a random event? The comparative literature on
elections suggests otherwise, linking blank ballots to political protest or social and …

The Politics of Racial and Class Inequalities in the Americas individuals—eg, income,
wealth, and access to basic services—tend to map onto racially demarcated group …

Canada is unusual among advanced industrial democracies in having some provinces
which regularly have greater voter turnouts for provincial than for federal elections …