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Publication Date
5-2018
Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
2-12-2018
Type of Culminating Activity
Thesis - Boise State University Access Only
Degree Title
Master of Arts in Political Science
Department
Political Science
Major Advisor
Stephen M. Utych, Ph.D.
Advisor
Jeffrey Lyons, Ph.D.
Advisor
Michael Allen, Ph.D.
Abstract
The limited research examining citizens’ approval of governors has primarily taken a fiscal approach. Research has largely overlooked the impact of governors’ personal characteristics or their experiences on their approval ratings. This study evaluates how a governor's background affects public approval ratings by looking at whether or not a military background influences these ratings. The public service that is required in the military impacts all citizens of the United States, and has the potential to influence governors with military backgrounds in their public approval rating polls. Evaluating this effect can be done by analyzing governors during a twenty-year time span, to determine if those with a military background have higher public approval ratings than those who do not. This research finds that there is a correlation between military service and governor approval ratings.
DOI
10.18122/td/1393/boisestate
Recommended Citation
Kaserman, Taylor Korrin, "The Effects of Military Experience on Gubernatorial Approval" (2018). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1393.
10.18122/td/1393/boisestate