1. Cancela, Joao, and Benny Geys. "Explaining voter turnout: A meta-analysis of national and subnational elections." Electoral Studies 42 (2016): 264-275.
In this book, Cancela and Benny analyzes how the use of capital influences voter turnout in elections. They postulate that the more money used for campaigns, the more voters are likely to participate. In summary, they state that when more capital is used, there will be more advertisement and protracted campaign that is likely to reach many people thus prompting more people to vote.
2. Desilver, D. "US voter turnout trails most developed countries. Pew Research." (2015).
The given source compares voter turnout in the US to those of other OECD nations. It points that America ranks as low as 31st out of 34 developed democracies.
3. Green, Donald P., and Alan S. Gerber. Get out the vote: How to increase voter turnout. Brookings Institution Press, 2015.
The source examines the various ways of imploring citizens to get out and participate in electoral processes. However, it critically analyzes how mobilization of voters over the years have propelled participation of Americans in electoral processes. It further examines the role of political parties in pushing citizens to take part in elections.
4. Greenblatt Allan. Which States Could Adopt Automatic Voter Registration Next? Politics Newsletter 2015 http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-automatic-voter-registration-California-oregon.html
In this article Greenblatt assess how automatic voter registration has helped improve voter participation in Democratic Party led states like California and Oregon.
5. Hamel, Brian T., and Ryan T. Moore. "Information Seeking and Voter Turnout: Evidence from Search Data." (2017).
The article however points on the significance of access to information in boosting involvement of citizens in democratic processes. The source indicates that there is a need to appropriately inform citizens to achieve their full participation.
6. Subramanian Courtney. US elections: Why does the US have such a low voter turnout? BBC News, Washington 2016. http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37634526
In this article, Subramanian compares the US voter turnout to the participation of other developed nations. He further analyzes factors that contribute to low involvement in democratic processes in the US.
