Elections & Referenda

A new assessment on the role, influence, and limitations of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American political development. ...

A novel explanation for why politicians insult, accuse, and threaten their opponents, even though voters say they don't like it. Why do politician...

Even today, Black politicians rarely hold the most powerful elected offices one step below the presidency: governor and U.S. senator. While about 1...

More than many areas of American politics research, studies of minor party competition and success are often overly driven by normative concerns th...

Why working-class Americans almost never become politicians, what that means for democracy, and what reformers can do about itWhy are Americans gov...

A Functional Analysis of Political Television Advertisements examines theory and research on election advertisements. William Benoit employs the Fu...

On November 8, 2016, American voters surprised the world by electing a rank outsider with no previous political experience, businessman and celebri...

In 1935, Canadians went to the polls against the backdrop of the Great Depression and deteriorating international conditions. This election was lik...

The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the Rwanda Presidential elections. The Group was led by H E Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, former Secretar...

Scholars typically emphasize the importance of organized networks and long-term relationships for sustaining electoral clientelism. Yet electoral c...

When and how do states intervene in elections in other countries? Foreign interveners may aim to further the process of clean elections, or they ma...

'Should be required reading for everyone - including unionists - who are interested in and concerned about the fate of this island' Dublin Review o...

'Timely, laser-sharp and unsettling... A must read' - Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsWe are in a new era.Authoritarian leaders have becom...

More than half the US states require a voter to provide a specified identification document (ID) to cast a ballot at the polling place, and a few e...

From the bestselling author of BREXIT comes a personal and passionate plea for voting 'Remain' on 23rd June. Denis MacShane, former Minister for Eu...

With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a crisis of democracy, the value of elections as a metho...

In the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Revolution of 1917, the nature, aims and trajectories of the Labour parties of Europe were fundamen...

Chris Rennard's long relationship with the Liberals, and later the Liberal Democrats, began when a compassionate Liberal candidate helped his disab...

On the eve of a landmark general election, Ruchir Sharma offers an unrivalled portrait of how India and its democracy work, drawn from his two deca...

The 2015 General Election was one of the most extraordinary contests of recent times, with an outcome which surprised some analysts. Britain Votes ...

Combining international political theory and EU studies, Richard Bellamy provides an original account of the democratic legitimacy of international...

A book of the year for Waterstones, the Daily Telegraph, The Times, the FT, and the Irish Independent. The instant #1 New York Times bestseller. ...

The 2010 General Election proved to be one of the most dramatic contests of recent times. Britain Votes 2010 provides a comprehensive analysis of t...

While much of the US media and the professional political classes whip themselves into a frenzy as to how President Trump got into office and how h...