Political leaders and democratic elections /
This volume systematically assesses the role of political leaders in the vote decision in nine democracies (Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United States), over a period of up to 50 years, using election surveys. It assesses the changes in politic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Comparative Politics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume systematically assesses the role of political leaders in the vote decision in nine democracies (Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United States), over a period of up to 50 years, using election surveys. It assesses the changes in political communication over the past decades. It explains how important political leaders are in different types of political systems. It shows that the electoral system and other political institutions do affect the share of leader evaluations in vote choice. |
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| Item Description: | "The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research"--Preliminary page Originally published in paperback 2013. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191612343 0191612340 9780191803406 0191803405 019965056X 9780199650569 |