Platform or personality? : the role of party leaders in elections /

Incorporates data from 35 election studies from 7 countries to examine the role of party leaders on voters' perceptions and voting behaviors, arguing that personality plays an important role in elections.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bittner, Amanda
Corporate Author:	European Consortium for Political Research
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:	Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
Subjects:	Personality and politics. Political parties. Voting > Psychological aspects. Political parties > Public opinion > Case studies. Personnalité et politique. Vote > Aspect psychologique. PHILOSOPHY > Political. Politics and Government. Personality and politics Political parties Political parties > Public opinion Voting > Psychological aspects Leaders; candidate evaluation; elections; traits; character; competence; partisan stereotype; parties; personality; voters. Electronic books. Case studies
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Incorporates data from 35 election studies from 7 countries to examine the role of party leaders on voters' perceptions and voting behaviors, arguing that personality plays an important role in elections.
Item Description:	"ECPR."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-203) and index.
ISBN:	9780191618956 0191618950 9780191725593 0191725595