Political leaders and democratic elections /

Weitere Versionen (2)

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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Aarts, Kees., Blais, André, Schmitt, Hermann.
Körperschaft:
European Consortium for Political Research
Weitere Verfasser:
Aarts, Kees, Blais, André, Schmitt, Hermann
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 241 p.) : ill.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-180340-5
Schlagworte:
Political leadership.
Elections.
Personality and politics.
Bezugswerke:
Links: