Losers' consent : elections and democratic legitimacy /
Anderson, Christopher,1966-
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2005.
"Based on data from democracies across the globe, this book examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing"--Provided by publisher.
"Based on data from democracies across the globe, this book examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-212) and index.
Winning isn't everything : losers' consent and democratic legitimacy -- Political legitimacy and the winner-loser gap -- The winner-loser gap : contours and boundaries -- The dynamics of losers' consent : persistence and change in the winner-loser gap -- Individual differences in losers' consent -- Winning and losing in old and new democracies -- How political institutions shape losers' consent -- Comparing losers' assessments of electoral democracy -- Losing and support for institutional change -- Conclusion: graceful losers and the democratic bargain.
Legitimacy of governments.
Losers
Political candidates
Political psychology.
Democracy.
Elections.
Consensus (Social sciences)
Comparative government.