Workplace politics : how politicians and employers subvert elections / Timothy Frye, Ora John Reuter, David Szakonyi.
| Author/creator | Frye, Timothy author |
| Other author | Reuter, Ora John author |
| Other author | Szakonyi, David, 1985- author |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Description | xiv, 248 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | How politicians and employers subvert elections |
| Contents | What is workplace mobilization? -- Is workplace mobilization effective? -- Why do employers mobilize? -- Who mobilizes? -- Who gets mobilized? -- How do voters respond? -- Is workplace mobilization undemocratic? -- Implications and next steps |
| Abstract | "In many countries politicians rely on employers to influence the voting behavior of their employees, but this type of voter mobilization is remarkably understudied. Workplace Mobilization: How Politicians and Employer Subvert Elections draws on unique surveys of firm managers and employees in eight countries, as well as a wealth of fine-grained observational data and qualitative interviews from Russia to demonstrate that workplace mobilization is common, often coercive, and unpopular with many voters. It argues that when firm managers depend on the state, cannot easily move their assets, or can easily replace workers, politicians can induce employers to get their workers to the polls. In these settings, politicians and employers can use workplace mobilization to diminish voter autonomy, undermine electoral integrity, and skew electoral outcomes in favor of entrenched political groups. But because workplace mobilization is unpopular in the broader electorate, politicians use this strategy less frequently in information rich settings where voters are likely to learn about it. This book helps explain why countries whose economies are dominated by state interventions in markets, immobile capital, and slack labor markets may be especially prone to clientelism and autocratic rule and contributes to central debates in comparative politics and political economy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Frye, Timothy Workplace politics New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [2024] 9780197802021 9780197802045 9780197802014 |
| LCCN | 2025019987 |
| ISBN | 9780197802014 |
| ISBN | 019780201X |
| ISBN | 9780197802007 hbk. |
| ISBN | 0197802001 |
| ISBN | epub |
| ISBN | ebook other |
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