This book provides you with a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related to elections and voting behaviour. It explores important work taking place on new areas, whilst at the same time covering the key themes that you’ll encounter throughout your studies.
Edited by three leading figures in the field, the new edition brings together an impressive range of contributors and draws on a range of cases and examples from across the world. It now includes:
- New chapters on authoritarian elections and regime change, and electoral integrity
- A chapter dedicated to voting behaviour
- Increased emphasis on issues relating to the economy.
表中的内容
Introduction: Democracy and Autocracy
Electoral Institutions and Representation
Parties and Party Systems
Citizenship and Participation
Election Campaigns
The Political Representation of Women and Minorities
The Elusive Economic Vote
Voting Behavior: Choice and Context
Electoral Integrity and Political Legitimacy
Authoritarian Elections and Regime Change
Conclusion: Why Elections Matter
关于作者
Pippa Norris is Director of the Democratic Governance group in the United Nations Development Programme in New York and the Maguire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Harvard University′s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Recent books include Sacred and Secular: Politics and Religion Worldwide (with Ronald Inglehart, 2004), Electoral Engineering: Voting Rules and Political Behavior (2004), and Driving Democratization: What Works (2006). Norris, who is a political scientist, has served as an expert consultant for many international bodies including the UN, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, International IDEA, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the UK Electoral Commission.
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