RIVERSIDE, Calif. — As campaign rhetoric heats up heading into the November elections, scholars at the University of California, Riverside are available to discuss issues from California’s initiative process and the impact of foreclosures on voting to immigration policy and the economy.
Voters, Initiatives, Corporate Influence
Shaun Bowler, professor of political science(951) 827-2443[email protected]http://politicalscience.ucr.edu/people/faculty/bowler/index.html
Bowler is an expert on voting behavior and California’s initiative process. He has written extensively on direct democracy, citizen influence on government, and third parties. He predicts that the campaigns for and against Proposition 37 — which would make California the first state in the country to require labeling of genetically altered food products – will be especially heated as many people are afraid of the term “genetically engineered” and farmers worry about lost sales.
Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gmo-food-vote-20120720,0,2452357.storyU.S. News & World Report: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/06/08/california-cigarette-tax-proposal-sunk-by-big-tobacco
Tags: political science, voting behavior, initiative process, direct democracy, third parties, elections, Proposition 37, politics
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