elections, voting behavior and public opinion are arguably among the most prominent and
intensively researched sub-fields within political science. it is an evolving sub-field, in terms …

The first edition of Comparing Democracies was a landmark text, providing students with a
thematic introduction to the global study of elections and voting. In this major new edition the …

This major new text by two leading authorities in the field provides a state-of-the-art
assessment of what we know about voting behaviour and the character, consequences and …

What decides elections? Is it the national economic condition, voters' partisan attachments,
or the campaigns that candidates run? How much do campaigns matter? Scholars and …

Elections are commonly framed as game-like competitions (Iyengar, Norpoth, & Hahn, 2004;
Lawrence, 2000), where partisans identify with, root for, and participate in the success or …

No subject is more central to the study of politics than elections. All across the globe,
elections are a focal point for citizens, the media, and politicians long before--and …

This Handbook is the first major work to comprehensively map state-of-the-art scholarship
on electoral debates in comparative perspective. Leading scholars and practitioners from …

The benchmark first and second editions of Comparing Democracies represented essential
guides to the global study of elections. Reflecting recent developments in the field, this …

No subject is more central to the study of political science than elections. All across the
globe, elections are a focal point for citizens, the media, and politicians long before—and …

In this book, a leading scholar of comparative politics explores elections as instruments of
democracy. Focusing on elections in twenty democracies over the past quarter century, G …