Book review: how the States shaped the nation: American electoral institutions & voter turnout, 1920-2000 by Melanie Jean Springer

Lupo, Jeff (2014) Book review: how the States shaped the nation: American electoral institutions & voter turnout, 1920-2000 by Melanie Jean Springer. LSE Review of Books (01 Oct 2014). Website.

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With How the States Shaped the Nation, Melanie Jean Springer looks to place contemporary reforms in historical context and explores how state electoral institutions have been instrumental in shaping voting behaviour throughout the twentieth century. Springer shows that voting patterns can change over time, even if only incrementally, with a one step forward two steps back logic that is often frustrating. Jeff Lupo finds this a fascinating read and recommends it to those interested in knowing more about American politics.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2017 10:38
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:20
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/74033

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