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Political leaders and democratic elections

Title: Political leaders and democratic elections / edited by Kees Aarts, André Blais and Hermann Schmitt.
Publication: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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Description

xi, 241 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Assessing the impact of political leaders on voting patterns, this text examines the importance of personality on the outcome of democratic elections.

Series Statement

Comparative politics

Uniform Title

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Subject

Note

"ecpr."
"The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research"--Page facing title page.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-236) and index.

Contents

Political leaders and democratic elections / André Blais -- Changing Patterns of Political Communication / Dieter Ohr -- Party Leader Effects on the Vote / Sören Holmberg and Henrik Oscarsson -- Political Leaders in Westminster Systems / Ian McAllister --US party leaders : exploring the meaning of candidate-centred politics / Martin P. Wattenberg -- Elections as beauty contests: do the rules matter? / John Curtice and Sarinder Hunjan -- Leader effects and party characteristics / Bernt Aardal and Tanja Binder -- Leader effects and the impact of leader characteristics in nine countries / Richard Nadeau and Neil Nevitte -- Voter characteristics and leader effects / Elisabeth Gidengil -- Pull or push? The relative impact of positive and negative leader evaluations on vote choice / Kees Aarts and André Blais -- Leader traits, leader image, and vote choice / Dieter Ohr and Henrik Oscarsson.

Call Number

JFE 14-5404

ISBN

9780199259007 (hbk.)
0199259003 (hbk.)

LCCN

2011282940

OCLC

726079961

Title

Political leaders and democratic elections / edited by Kees Aarts, André Blais and Hermann Schmitt.

Imprint

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Series

Comparative politics

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-236) and index.

Added Author

Aarts, Kees.

Blais, André, 1947-

Schmitt, Hermann.

European Consortium for Political Research.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-5404

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