This is the first comprehensive critical evaluation of the use of rational choice explanations in political science. Writing in an accessible and nontechnical style, Donald P. Green and Ian Shapiro as
The first edition of Get Out the Vote! broke ground by introducing a new scientific approach to the challenge of voter mobilization and profoundly influenced how campaigns operate. In this expanded an
"Expanded and updated edition incorporates data from more than 100 new studies, shedding light on the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of various campaign tactics, including door-to-door canvassing,
The grounding of partisanship in social identities is the most important theoretical contribution to the study of partisanship in the last two decades.
The most important element in every election is getting voters to the pollsthese get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts make the difference between winning and losing office. With the first three editi
Standing on the methodological frontier of field experimentation, researchers studying politics face a unique set of challenges. How do field researchers interact with policymakers, public officials,
Developed out of a one-semester course on experimental research methods in the social sciences, this work by Gerber (political science, Yale U.) and Green (political science, Columbia U.) introduces t