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Overcoming the Political Exclusion of Migrants: Theory and Experimental Evidence from India
NIKHAR GAIKWAD, GARETH NELLIS
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American Political Science Review / Volume 115 / Issue 4 / November 2021

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08 June 2021, pp. 1129-1146

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November 2021
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Migrants are politically marginalized in cities of the developing world, participating in destination-area elections less than do local-born residents. We theorize three reasons for this shortfall: migrants’ socioeconomic links to origin regions, bureaucratic obstacles to enrollment that disproportionately burden newcomers, and ostracism by antimigrant politicians. We randomized a door-to-door drive to facilitate voter registration among internal migrants to two Indian cities. Ties to origin regions do not predict willingness to become registered locally. Meanwhile, assistance in navigating the electoral bureaucracy increased migrant registration rates by 24 percentage points and substantially boosted next-election turnout. An additional treatment arm informed politicians about the drive in a subset of localities; rather than ignoring new migrant voters, elites amplified campaign efforts in response. We conclude that onerous registration requirements impede the political incorporation, and thus the well-being, of migrant communities in fast-urbanizing settings. The findings also matter for assimilating naturalized yet politically excluded cross-border immigrants.

Rethinking the Study of Electoral Politics in the Developing World: Reflections on the Indian Case
Adam Michael Auerbach, Jennifer Bussell, Simon Chauchard, Francesca R. Jensenius, Gareth Nellis, Mark Schneider, Neelanjan Sircar, Pavithra Suryanarayan, Tariq Thachil, Milan Vaishnav, Rahul Verma, Adam Ziegfeld
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Perspectives on Politics / Volume 20 / Issue 1 / March 2022

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22 March 2021, pp. 250-264

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March 2022
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In the study of electoral politics and political behavior in the developing world, India is often considered to be an exemplar of the centrality of contingency in distributive politics, the role of ethnicity in shaping political behavior, and the organizational weakness of political parties. Whereas these axioms have some empirical basis, the massive changes in political practices, the vast variation in political patterns, and the burgeoning literature on subnational dynamics in India mean that such generalizations are not tenable. In this article, we consider research on India that compels us to rethink the contention that India neatly fits the prevailing wisdom in the comparative politics literature. Our objective is to elucidate how the many nuanced insights about Indian politics can improve our understanding of electoral behavior both across and within other countries, allowing us to question core assumptions in theories of comparative politics.

Does Electing Extremist Parties Increase Violence and Intolerance?
Nicholas Kuipers, Gareth Nellis, Michael Weaver
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British Journal of Political Science / Volume 51 / Issue 3 / July 2021

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24 October 2019, pp. 1340-1347
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9 - Horizontal But Not Vertical: Accountability Institutions and Electoral Sanctioning in Northeast Brazil
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Edited by Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley, Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University, New York, Susan D. Hyde, University of California, Berkeley, Craig McIntosh, University of California, San Diego, Gareth Nellis, University of California, San Diego
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Information, Accountability, and Cumulative Learning

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11 July 2019, pp 257-286
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11 - Meta-Analysis
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Edited by Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley, Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University, New York, Susan D. Hyde, University of California, Berkeley, Craig McIntosh, University of California, San Diego, Gareth Nellis, University of California, San Diego
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1 - Do Informational Campaigns Promote Electoral Accountability?
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Edited by Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley, Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University, New York, Susan D. Hyde, University of California, Berkeley, Craig McIntosh, University of California, San Diego, Gareth Nellis, University of California, San Diego
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12 - Learning about Cumulative Learning: An Experiment with Policy Practitioners
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3 - Informational Interventions: Theory and Measurement
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I - Information, Accountability, and A New Approach to Cumulative Learning
Edited by Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley, Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University, New York, Susan D. Hyde, University of California, Berkeley, Craig McIntosh, University of California, San Diego, Gareth Nellis, University of California, San Diego
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2 - The Metaketa Initiative
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7 - Budgets, SMS Texts, and Votes in Uganda
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Edited by Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley, Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania, Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University, New York, Susan D. Hyde, University of California, Berkeley, Craig McIntosh, University of California, San Diego, Gareth Nellis, University of California, San Diego
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Index
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5 - When Does Information Increase Electoral Accountability? Lessons from a Field Experiment in Mexico
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6 - Candidate Videos and Vote Choice in Ugandan Parliamentary Elections
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Preface and Acknowledgments
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4 - Under What Conditions Does Performance Information Influence Voting Behavior? Lessons from Benin
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Overcoming the Political Exclusion of Migrants: Theory and Experimental Evidence from India

Rethinking the Study of Electoral Politics in the Developing World: Reflections on the Indian Case

Does Electing Extremist Parties Increase Violence and Intolerance?

9 - Horizontal But Not Vertical: Accountability Institutions and Electoral Sanctioning in Northeast Brazil

11 - Meta-Analysis

1 - Do Informational Campaigns Promote Electoral Accountability?

12 - Learning about Cumulative Learning: An Experiment with Policy Practitioners

3 - Informational Interventions: Theory and Measurement

Other Books in the Series

Frontmatter

I - Information, Accountability, and A New Approach to Cumulative Learning

2 - The Metaketa Initiative

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7 - Budgets, SMS Texts, and Votes in Uganda

Index

5 - When Does Information Increase Electoral Accountability? Lessons from a Field Experiment in Mexico

6 - Candidate Videos and Vote Choice in Ugandan Parliamentary Elections

Preface and Acknowledgments

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4 - Under What Conditions Does Performance Information Influence Voting Behavior? Lessons from Benin

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