LEADER 03596nam 22007693u 450 001 9910462860203321 005 20210111233523.0 010 $a1-299-18394-8 010 $a0-19-161234-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000331490 035 $a(EBL)1141989 035 $a(OCoLC)830162645 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000908334 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11470737 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000908334 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10901197 035 $a(PQKB)11042431 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1141989 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000331490 100 $a20130418d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolitical Leaders and Democratic Elections$b[electronic resource] 210 $aOxford $cOUP Oxford$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 225 1 $aComparative Politics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-965056-X 327 $aCover; 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 Effects 327 $a10. 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; Z 330 $aOutcomes of legislative elections are typically reported in terms of party support: how many votes and seats were obtained by each party? But in fact voters are faced with three choices which must be folded into one. They must decide which party they prefer, but in so doing they must take account of the policies advocated by these parties and the leaders who will eventually have to enact them.This simple fact raises question about the relative weight of these considerations, and espeically the importance granted to the leaders. This issue has been largely neglected in the vast literature on vo 410 0$aComparative Politics 606 $aElections 606 $aPersonality and politics 606 $aPolitical leadership 606 $aPolitical leadership 606 $aElections 606 $aPersonality and politics 606 $aPolitical Science$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aPolitical Theory of the State$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aElections. 615 4$aPersonality and politics. 615 4$aPolitical leadership. 615 0$aPolitical leadership 615 0$aElections 615 0$aPersonality and politics 615 7$aPolitical Science 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aPolitical Theory of the State 676 $a320.019 676 $a324 700 $aAarts$b Kees$0912492 701 $aBlais$b Andre?$0433442 701 $aSchmitt$b Hermann$0263013 712 02$aEuropean Consortium for Political Research 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462860203321 996 $aPolitical Leaders and Democratic Elections$92043755 997 $aUNINA