03596nam 22007693u 450 991046286020332120210111233523.01-299-18394-80-19-161234-0(CKB)2670000000331490(EBL)1141989(OCoLC)830162645(SSID)ssj0000908334(PQKBManifestationID)11470737(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000908334(PQKBWorkID)10901197(PQKB)11042431(MiAaPQ)EBC1141989(EXLCZ)99267000000033149020130418d2011|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitical Leaders and Democratic Elections[electronic resource]Oxford OUP Oxford20111 online resource (254 p.)Comparative PoliticsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-965056-X Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; 1. Political Leaders and Democratic Elections; 2. Changing Patterns in Political Communication; 3. Party Leader Effects on the Vote; 4. Political Leaders in Westminster Systems; 5. US Party Leaders: Exploring the Meaning of Candidate-Centred Politics; 6. Elections as Beauty Contests: Do the Rules Matter?; 7. Leader Effects and Party Characteristics; 8. Leader Effects and the Impact of Leader Characteristics in Nine Countries; 9. Voter Characteristics and Leader Effects10. Pull or Push? The Relative Impact of Positive and Negative Leader Evaluations on Vote Choice11. Leader Traits, Leader Image, and Vote Choice; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; ZOutcomes of legislative elections are typically reported in terms of party support: how many votes and seats were obtained by each party? But in fact voters are faced with three choices which must be folded into one. They must decide which party they prefer, but in so doing they must take account of the policies advocated by these parties and the leaders who will eventually have to enact them.This simple fact raises question about the relative weight of these considerations, and espeically the importance granted to the leaders. This issue has been largely neglected in the vast literature on voComparative PoliticsElectionsPersonality and politicsPolitical leadershipPolitical leadershipElectionsPersonality and politicsPolitical ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCPolitical Theory of the StateHILCCElectronic books.Elections.Personality and politics.Political leadership.Political leadershipElectionsPersonality and politicsPolitical ScienceLaw, Politics & GovernmentPolitical Theory of the State320.019324Aarts Kees912492Blais André433442Schmitt Hermann263013European Consortium for Political ResearchAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910462860203321Political Leaders and Democratic Elections2043755UNINA