Elections

A Cross-Cultural Theory of Voter Behavior examines the facets of political marketing and its direct relationship with the voter. Using empirical testing to determine whether voter behavior in established and emerging democracies is predictable, this book suggests a ground-breaking cross-cultural mod..

A Cross-Cultural Theory of Voter Behavior examines the facets of political marketing and its direct relationship with the voter. Using empirical testing to determine whether voter behavior in established and emerging democracies is predictable, this book suggests a ground-breaking cross-cultural mod..

This book evaluates the state of political representation in contemporary Europe. The chapters present fresh insight into the extent of the match between voters and parties regarding policy priorities and the degree to which government policies respond to changes in voters’ policy priorities._x000D_..

The focus of this book is political management: the tactics, strategy, and techniques used by the campaigns and outside interests trying to influence the presidential campaign of 2012. Combining perspectives from applied politics and political science, the book is written by individuals with broad e..

Stephen Medvic’s Campaigns and Elections is a comprehensive yet compact core text that addresses two distinct but related aspects of American electoral democracy—the processes that constitute campaigns and elections and the players who are involved. In addition to balanced coverage of process and ac..

Examining a sample of congressional campaigns waged during the 2010 election provides readers with an account of how Republicans were able to take back control of the House of Representatives and make significant gains in the Senate, with Democrats unable to stem this tide. Adkins and Dulio provide ..

Examining a sample of congressional campaigns waged during the 2010 election provides readers with an account of how Republicans were able to take back control of the House of Representatives and make significant gains in the Senate, with Democrats unable to stem this tide. Adkins and Dulio provide ..

Experts assess the connection between characteristics of petitioners, how they are able to influence their communities beyond the ballot box and how large an influence they are on specific areas of policy...

This book examines challenges to electoral integrity, the actor involved, and shows the consequences of electoral malpractice and how poor electoral integrity can vary by regime. ..

From the perspective of a number of different social science disciplines, this book explores the ways in which the election of politicians can be made more fair and credible by adopting a human rights approach to elections. It discusses existing international standards for the conduct of elections a..

This book provides insights from "Computer Assisted Self-Administered Interview" (CASI) surveys conducted in Japan, and demonstrates how such technology-aided methods can expand the horizon of public opinion research. As the computer-assisted survey is bound to be more dominant in the coming years, ..

This book provides insights from "Computer Assisted Self-Administered Interview" (CASI) surveys conducted in Japan, and demonstrates how such technology-aided methods can expand the horizon of public opinion research. As the computer-assisted survey is bound to be more dominant in the coming years, ..