Three Reasons Why It’s Hard to Vote in Local Elections—and Why I’ll Vote Anyway
The other afternoon, a woman knocked at my door. Her forehead was dewy with sweat, her chest heaving a bit with the exertion of tackling the hill in front of our house. “My husband is running for...
View ArticleCivic Engagement for Non-College Youth
The presidential primary season has drawn considerable attention to the issue of young voters and what appears to be their overwhelming support for Bernie Sanders. On my campus students are engaging in...
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Is this any way to run an election?
I am a long time consistent voter – one of the ones that even shows up for primaries in off year local elections! Perhaps that is not surprising since I am a political science professor. But what...
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Home Ownership and Civic Engagement: Benefits for Low-income Families
The Great Recession and crisis of 2007-2010 raised questions about whether low and moderate-income families should be home owners, given the financial risk, or would be better off as renters. Beyond...
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