Elections and voters : a comparative introduction
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Elections and voters : a comparative introduction
Macmillan Education, 1987
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
'...a very superior textbook, avoiding most of the pitfalls of the genre...the wheat-to-chaff ratio is gratifyingly high, in a field with more chaff than most...it must have been a difficult book to write; by any consumer test it rates a range of stars and a 'best buy' recommendation.' - Ivor Crewe, Times Higher Education Supplement '...a lively, readable introductory textbook.' - Talking Politics
Table of Contents
Introduction.- PART 1 ELECTIONS: CONTROL VERSUS CHOICE.- Political Control: Non-Competitive Elections.- Political Choice: Competitive Electoral Systems.- The Electoral Message: Interpreting Election Results.- PART 2 VOTERS: LOYALTY VERSUS CHOICE.- Ideologies, Issues and Images: How Voters Think Psychological, Economic and Sociological Models of Voting.- The Social Bases of Voting Behaviour.- The Responsive Voter: Short-term Influences on Voting Behaviour.- Conclusion.- What Do Elections Do?.- Index.
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