Mobilizing the Mobilized
The Electoral Recruitment Paradox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Carl Kershaw |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 425-442 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x09337188 |
| OpenAlex | W2040917245 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
The campaign mobilization literature argues that contacting will have the most influence on individuals who are socioeconomically or politically disadvantaged. Yet evidence persistently shows that the advantaged are disproportionately contacted. This paradox is explained once one recognizes that contacting during elections serves divergent goals that are tied to the election cycle and to election competitiveness. Broadly speaking, contacting in elections should be seen as having two participatory recruitment stages: a resource gathering stage—with resources coming from the advantaged—and a mass-mobilization stage—where every vote counts only when elections are competitive. This theory is supported with the 2000 Annenberg election data. In the resource gathering stage, income, education, and strong party identification increased the likelihood that an individual was contacted by the campaigns. In contrast, only income predicted mobilization stage campaign contact in nonbattleground states. Finally, a battleground state individual’s likelihood of being contacted slightly decreased as income rose
Citizen journalism · Democracy · Demographic economics · Disadvantaged · Economics · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resource mobilization · Social movement · Turnout · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Linear Probability, Logit, and Probit Models
Home Style
The Race to 270
Voice and Equality
The Mobilization Solution? Face-to-Face Contact and Voter Turnout in a Municipal Election
Recruitment and Political Participation
Mobilization Strategies of the Democrats and Republicans, 1956-2000
War Chests as Precautionary Savings
The Check Is in the Mail
A Dynamic Analysis of The Role of War Chests in Campaign Strategy
Quality Is Job One
The Mobilization Calendar
A Comparison of Conventional and Internet Political Mobilization
Beyond SES
Prospecting for Participants
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |