Elections and voters
By: by Cees van der Eijk, Mark N. Franklin
Contributors: Franklin, Mark N.
Series: Political analysis; Political analysis (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781403941275; 9781403941282
Description: This major new text by two leading authorities in the field provides a state-of-the-art assessment of what we know about voting behavior and the character, consequences and significance of elections in democratic states. Uniquely broad-ranging in scope, it shows how patterns of electoral behaviour have evolved over time and also assesses the varying extents to which voters in different countries are able to affect the direction of government policies in practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-291) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Why elections?; title: Studying elections, parties, and voters; title: Electoral institutions; title: Voters and parties; title: Outcomes of elections; title: The role of public opinion; title: Voter orientations; title: Assessing electoral democracy.