02999nam 2200709Ia 450 991080764290332120200520144314.00-19-159967-01-281-93029-697866119302950-19-152299-6(CKB)1000000000720905(EBL)3052700(OCoLC)302347504(SSID)ssj0000087952(PQKBManifestationID)11127154(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087952(PQKBWorkID)10070298(PQKB)11315381(SSID)ssj0000190078(PQKBManifestationID)12009780(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000190078(PQKBWorkID)10166759(PQKB)11516349(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074335(MiAaPQ)EBC3052700(EXLCZ)99100000000072090520011130d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLeaders' personalities and the outcomes of democratic elections /edited by Anthony King1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20021 online resource (viii, 232 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-925313-7 0-19-829791-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-226) and index.""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""1. Do Leaders' Personalities Really Matter?""; ""2. The Impact of Candidate Traits in American Presidential Elections""; ""3. The Impact of Party Leaders in Britain: Strong Assumptions, Weak Evidence""; ""4. Candidate Evaluations and Presidential Electoral Choices in France""; ""5. The Nonpersonalization of Voting Behavior in Germany""; ""6. Prime Ministerial Contenders in Canada""; ""7. The Leadership Factor in the Russian Presidential Election of 1966""; ""8. Conclusions and Implications"" ; ""Select Bibliography""Examining the importance, or non-importance, of the personalities of political leaders in determining the outcomes of democratic elections, this book argues that relatively few voters are swayed by candidates' personal characteristics.ElectionsPersonality and politicsPresidential candidatesPolitical partiesPolitical scienceElections.Personality and politics.Presidential candidates.Political parties.Political science.324.9King Anthony1934-297382MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807642903321Leaders' personalities and the outcomes of democratic elections4019679UNINA