Political Leaders and Democratic Elections

Name: Political Leaders and Democratic Elections
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ISBN: 9780199259007

ISBN-10: 0199259003

ISBN-13: 9780199259007

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kees Aarts, Andrï¿½ Blais, Hermann Schmitt

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Outcomes of legislative elections are typically reported in terms of party support: how many votes and seats were obtained by each party? But in fact voters are faced with three choices which must be folded into one. They must decide which party they prefer, but in so doing they must take account of the policies advocated by these parties and the leaders who will eventually have to enact them.This simple fact raises question about the relative weight of these considerations, and espeically the importance granted to the leaders. This issue has been largely neglected in the vast literature on voting behaviour.The dominant traditions in the study of voting behaviour focus on political parties…

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List price: $150.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/12/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.61" wide x 9.45" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

Andrï¿½ Blais is Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies at the Universitï¿½ de Montrï¿½al.



Introduction




Changing Patterns of Political Communication




Party Leader Effects on the Vote




Political Leaders in Westminster Systems




Political Leaders in Proportional Systems




US Party Leaders: Exploring the Meaning of Candidate-Centered Politics




Leader Traits, Leader Image and Vote Choice




Elections as Beauty Contests




Leader Effects and Party Characteristics




Leader Effects and Leader Characteristics




Voter Characteristics and Leader Effects




Pull or Push? Positive and Negative Leader Evaluations and Vote Choice



Conclusion