PS 240

Voting and Elections is offered Fall 2008. We will cover the major theories of voting behavior as well as voter turnout, the level of voter knowledge, election forecasting, and the role of debates, parties, issues, money, and negative ads.

The course is taught by Andy Civettini

Students in PS 240 are building a study guide for the exam on this page and several others.

Lecture Topics Elections in Theory and Practice in the United States Social Structural Theories of Voting [Rational Choice Theories of Voting]

Discussion Topics Voter Turnout Political Debates Political Parties Voter Knowledge