Michael J Ritter
Biographic Data
| ID | 6738376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael J Ritter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael J |
| FAMILY NAME | Ritter |
| SIGNATURE | RITTER M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5911-6441 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
County Election Administration Promotes Voter Confidence in US Elections for Election Losers
Does high-quality county election administration (CEA)—the center of US elections—add to public confidence in US elections, including among election losers? No study has examined how CEA quality throughout the US and over time affects this outcome. Specifically, this study evaluates the hypotheses that, from 2012 to 2022, higher quality CEA leads to higher public confidence in election results and enhances this confidence among election losers. T…
Building a cross-national research dialogue on elections and election administration between the USA and France
Key insights from Accessible Voting roundtable
Understanding Preferences for Comprehensive Electoral Reform in the United States
Objective The aim of this study is to examine whether Americans have a latent attitude toward comprehensive electoral reform the determinants of this attitude. Methods The article creates and validates an index of election reform attitudes; examines the independent and interactive roles of partisanship, political interest, electoral fortunes, and satisfaction with democracy on these attitudes. Results While a majority of Americans favor comprehen…
Economic Inequality and Campaign Participation
Objective How does economic inequality shape participation in political campaigns? Previous research has found that higher inequality makes people of all incomes less likely to participate in politics, consistent with relative power theory, which holds that greater inequality enables wealthier citizens to more fully reshape the political landscape to their own advantage. Campaign activities, however, demand more time and money than previously exa…
Emotion Management: Unexpected Research Opportunities
During the process of emotion management , individuals perceive that they are feeling emotions that differ from what is expected within the situation. Consequently, they use cognitive, physical, and/or other means either to display more appropriate emotions or to change their emotions on a deeper level to be consistent with what is customarily expressed. Beginning with the first examinations of emotion management in 1979 by the pioneer Arlie Hoch…
Understanding Preferences for Comprehensive Electoral Reform in the United States
Objective The aim of this study is to examine whether Americans have a latent attitude toward comprehensive electoral reform the determinants of this attitude. Methods The article creates and validates an index of election reform attitudes; examines the independent and interactive roles of partisanship, political interest, electoral fortunes, and satisfaction with democracy on these attitudes. Results While a majority of Americans favor comprehen…
Economic Inequality and Campaign Participation
Objective How does economic inequality shape participation in political campaigns? Previous research has found that higher inequality makes people of all incomes less likely to participate in politics, consistent with relative power theory, which holds that greater inequality enables wealthier citizens to more fully reshape the political landscape to their own advantage. Campaign activities, however, demand more time and money than previously exa…
Emotion Management: Unexpected Research Opportunities
During the process of emotion management , individuals perceive that they are feeling emotions that differ from what is expected within the situation. Consequently, they use cognitive, physical, and/or other means either to display more appropriate emotions or to change their emotions on a deeper level to be consistent with what is customarily expressed. Beginning with the first examinations of emotion management in 1979 by the pioneer Arlie Hoch…
Emotion Management: Unexpected Research Opportunities
During the process of emotion management , individuals perceive that they are feeling emotions that differ from what is expected within the situation. Consequently, they use cognitive, physical, and/or other means either to display more appropriate emotions or to change their emotions on a deeper level to be consistent with what is customarily expressed. Beginning with the first examinations of emotion management in 1979 by the pioneer Arlie Hoch…
Economic Inequality and Campaign Participation
Objective How does economic inequality shape participation in political campaigns? Previous research has found that higher inequality makes people of all incomes less likely to participate in politics, consistent with relative power theory, which holds that greater inequality enables wealthier citizens to more fully reshape the political landscape to their own advantage. Campaign activities, however, demand more time and money than previously exa…
Understanding Preferences for Comprehensive Electoral Reform in the United States
Objective The aim of this study is to examine whether Americans have a latent attitude toward comprehensive electoral reform the determinants of this attitude. Methods The article creates and validates an index of election reform attitudes; examines the independent and interactive roles of partisanship, political interest, electoral fortunes, and satisfaction with democracy on these attitudes. Results While a majority of Americans favor comprehen…
Building a cross-national research dialogue on elections and election administration between the USA and France
Key insights from Accessible Voting roundtable
County Election Administration Promotes Voter Confidence in US Elections for Election Losers
Does high-quality county election administration (CEA)—the center of US elections—add to public confidence in US elections, including among election losers? No study has examined how CEA quality throughout the US and over time affects this outcome. Specifically, this study evaluates the hypotheses that, from 2012 to 2022, higher quality CEA leads to higher public confidence in election results and enhances this confidence among election losers. T…
Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Comparative politics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works)