Elections & Referenda

This book looks at issues on Gender and LGBTQ matters in political elections in both institutional and communication contexts. Examining wins and l...

Politics and Government in South Africa introduces readers to all aspects of government and politics in South Africa, from local, to provincial, na...

Focused on structural and political intersectionalities, Gendered Pluralism takes a broader approach to understanding the constellation of factors ...

The book focuses on the parliamentary elections from Eastern Hungary and Transylvania between 1865 and 1918, and provides a rich collection of data...

A provocative evaluation of electoral trends––distrust of government, desire for a renewal of the American dream, decreasing voter turnout, support...

Americans are preoccupied with political polls. In this book, John Zogby, one of America’s most prominent pollsters, offers readers a master class ...

The "secret garden of politics", where some win and others lose their candidate selection bids, and why some aspirant candidates are successful whi...

As he has done for each presidential campaign since 1992, Robert E. Denton, Jr. gathers a diverse collection of communications scholars to analyze ...

This book examines the processes of transition from authoritarian rule in Tunisia and Egypt between 2011 and 2014, arguing that differences between...

Choosing a President evaluates the Electoral College system and six legitimate alternatives to it. A team of 37 political scientists consider the f...

Explores the role of performance in US presidential politics Combines theoretical argument and original interviews with leaders in U.S. presidenti...

An examination of the evolution of the democratic two-party system in Taiwan. This work explores the growth of Taiwan's competitive party system in...

An examination of the evolution of the democratic two-party system in Taiwan. This work explores the growth of Taiwan's competitive party system in...

The Triumph of Campaign-Centered Politics is an incisive overview of contemporary campaigns and elections and the role parties play in them. Anyone...

This authoritative overview of election redistricting at the congressional, state legislative, and local level provides offers an overview of redis...

"The writing style is mature and experienced. There is noticeable care in the presentation of materials and appropriate sensitivity to the intended...

The New NDP is the definitive account of the evolution of the New Democratic Party’s political marketing strategy in the early twenty-first century...

This book discusses the framing of referendum campaigns in the news media, focusing particularly on the case of the 2014 Scottish independence refe...

What happens in an electoral environment involving female candidates? Do women face different challenges during the electoral process? How do gende...

What happens in an electoral environment involving female candidates? Do women face different challenges during the electoral process? How do gende...

What are Scots' expectations of their new Parliament? What influenced them when they were casting their votes in the first elections? What social p...

"The writing style is mature and experienced. There is noticeable care in the presentation of materials and appropriate sensitivity to the intended...

The 1990s can be characterized as the decade when the Asia-Pacific Rim Nations embraced elections. How Asia Votes focuses on twelve countries and e...

Voter perceptions of the personal traits of presidential candidates are widely regarded to be important influences on the vote. Media pundits frequ...

As he has done for each presidential campaign since 1992, Robert E. Denton, Jr. gathers a diverse collection of communications scholars to analyze ...

Did Labour′s landslide victory in 1997 mark a critical watershed in British party politics? Did the radical break with 18 years of Conservative rul...

Although "democracy promotion" has become a popular term for policy makers and scholars, democratization is rarely a smooth or linear transition. W...

This book explores the various ways in which citizens are represented in EU policy-making. Most accounts naturally focus on the European Parliament...

Every four years, journalists propel a presidential campaign into the national consciousness. New candidates and issues become features of the poli...

Social pacts – policy agreements between governments, labor unions and sometimes employer organizations – began to emerge in many countries in the ...

Did Labour′s landslide victory in 1997 mark a critical watershed in British party politics? Did the radical break with 18 years of Conservative rul...

Subnational political units are growing in influence in national and international affairs, drawing increasing scholarly attention to politics beyo...

′This clear and comprehensive textbook will be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate courses on elections and voting behaviour. Complex theoret...

Competition seems to be an inevitable part of present-day elections in the United States. However, recent publications have debated whether we shou...