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Although smaller and more local elections could have implications more dramatic to an individual than larger district-, state-, and nation-wide elections do, very few citizens vote in them. Moreover, citizens are limited in procuring further information on candidates, issues, and the overall election when there are fewer sources of such information across various mediums. While existing literature on political communication and voter participation does not yet extend far enough to sufficiently address the most local aspects of media effects on elections, the political science field’s dominating frameworks would suggest that an increase in news media, social media, and ground mobilization tactics would increase civic engagement and voter participation. My research, which focuses on hyperlocal elections, both supports andrefutes certain elements of that suggestion. Based on surveys of potential voters in a university’s student government election and a school board election, interviews with two student government presidential candidates, and an analysis of social media engagement, my research compares three mass media platforms and two elections to characterize the effects of media on hyperlocal elections—that certain tactics have drastically different results on different populations. My research expands the body of media and politics knowledge to include hyperlocal elections, suggesting that civic engagement on the local levels require increased further study.
ContributorsRomanov, Andrew Samuilovich (Author) / Wells, David (Thesis director) / Brodie, Mark (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor) / Department of English (Contributor) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor)
Created2015-05
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The right to cast a meaningful vote, equal in value to other votes, is a fundamental tenet US elections. Despite the 1964 Supreme Court decision formally establishing the one person, one vote principle as a legal requirement of elections, our democracy consistently falls short of it. With mechanisms including the winner-take-all format in the Electoral College, disproportioned geographic allocation of senators, extreme partisan gerrymandering in the House of Representatives, and first-past-the-post elections, many voters experience severe vote dilution. <br/><br/>In order to legitimize our democratic structures, American elections should be reformed so every person’s vote has equal weight, ensuring that the election outcomes reflect the will of the people. Altering the current election structure to include more proportional structures including rank choice voting and population-based representation, will result in a democracy more compatible with the one person, one vote principle.
ContributorsSluga, Allison Leigh (Author) / Hinojosa, Magda (Thesis director) / Gartner, David (Committee member) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor, Contributor, Contributor) / School of Public Affairs (Contributor) / Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2021-05
ContributorsCarter, Melanie (Performer) / Hickman, Miriam, 1955- (Performer) / Alzamora, Marisin (Performer) / Hovhannisyan, Gor (Performer) / Jasinski, Nathan (Performer) / Lin, Shumin (Performer) / Molberg, Keith (Performer) / Allred, Amy (Performer) / Williams, Rebecca (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2002-03-02
ContributorsChang, Tzu-Hsien (Performer) / Lin, Shumin (Performer) / Patel, Ajay (Performer) / Jensen, Kristin (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2005-04-08
ContributorsShih, Yeh-Yu (Performer) / Ayau, Joel (Performer) / Chang, Tzu-Shein (Performer) / Lin, Shumin (Performer) / Crichlow, Steven (Performer) / Heitlinger, Steven (Performer) / Morales, Michelle (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2005-05-01
ContributorsCarter, Melanie (Performer) / Herbert, Jacob W. (Performer) / Alzamora, Marisin (Performer) / Dunaway, Holly (Performer) / Greer, Amy (Performer) / Heitlinger, Steven (Performer) / Stein, Derek (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2003-02-22
ContributorsStevens, Gina (Performer) / Murphy, Thomas (Performer) / Farina, Casey (Performer) / Billin, Margaret (Performer) / Shoemaker, Elizabeth (Performer) / Wells, David (Performer) / Hassler, Don (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2002-02-23
ContributorsShipley, Deanna (Performer) / Palekar, Priya (Performer) / Hanrahan, Kevin (Performer) / Stevens, Jeffrey (Performer) / Lins, Marissa (Performer) / Brestel, Bethany (Performer) / Lin, Shumin (Performer) / Swigert, Ryan (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2001-11-10
ContributorsDobrzelewski, Jean-Christophe (Performer, Performer) / Brouwer, Monique (Performer) / Carter, Melanie (Performer) / Tescarollo, Hamilton (Performer) / Whitehouse, Natalie (Performer) / Herbert, Jacob W. (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2004-04-21
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This paper intends to parse out the differences between various types of nationalism. It will break down the current trend toward xenophobic rhetoric in modern democratic election campaigns. Then, it will discuss the effect of modern media coverage in the dissemination and sustenance of toxic nationalist rhetoric and cover the role of President Donald J. Trump in doing the same. Finally, it will outline what appears to be the root cause of this current uptick in toxic nationalism and recommend some methods by which the issue can be resolved in the current political atmosphere.
ContributorsMcCreary, Micah (Author) / Goggin, Maureen (Thesis director) / Chanley, Jesse (Committee member) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor) / Department of English (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2020-05