Election campaigns and welfare state change : democratic linkage and leadership under pressure /

Election Campaigns and Welfare State Change examines how political leaders and the public respond to reform pressures at a pivotal moment in a mass democracy: the election campaign.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Kumlin, Staffan (Author), Goerres, Achim, 1977- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Welfare state > Political aspects. Welfare state > Public opinion. Political campaigns. État providence > Aspect politique. État providence > Opinion publique. Campaigns & Elections. Political Process. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Social Services & Welfare. Public Policy. Leadership. Political campaigns Welfare state > Political aspects Welfare state > Public opinion Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Preface and Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
I RESEARCH PROBLEMS AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
1 Introduction: Democracy and Welfare State Change
2 Democratic Linkage and the Party Decline Debate
3 Democratic Leadership and the Changing Study of Changing Welfare States
II CAMPAIGN CONTENTS
4 Up and Down with the Welfare State: Systemic Agenda Shifts in Europe
5 What Politicians (Don't) Tell You about Welfare State Change
III PUBLIC RESPONSES
6 What Makes People Worry about the Welfare State?
7 Who Persuades and Who Responds?
8 Do People Adjust Policy Preferences to Reform Pressures?
IV CONCLUSIONS
9 Democracy and Welfare State Change Revisited
Bibliography
Index