The Insulation of Local Politics Under the Nonpartisan Ballot
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3764148 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oliver P Williams (Michigan State University), Charles R Adrian (Michigan State University) |
| Year | 1959 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1052-1063 |
| Publication date | 1959-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1952074 |
| OpenAlex | W2000021942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 5 |
The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationships between partisan and nonpartisan voting patterns in four cities using nonpartisan municipal elections. It is part of a larger comparative study on the process of policy formation in middle-sized cities. The data have been used to test the nonpartisan rationale which states that the removal of party labels from the ballot insulates local elections from state and national political party influences.The "insulation" argument states that national political parties do not and cannot adequately serve the needs of the local political unit. Their intrusion into the local scene invariably represents the introduction of irrelevancies which confuse the voters and prevent them from dwelling on local issues in city elections. Thus, the nonpartisan idea is partially based on the belief that local democracy will be improved through rationalizing its political universe. Citizens will choose well if specific, pertinent, and familiar questions are posed to them
Argument (complex analysis · Ballot · Democracy · Intrusion · Local election · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Secret ballot · Sociology · State (computer science · Voting · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1963 - 2022 (60) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |