Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-288) and index.
Contents:
citizen choices embedded in political contexts / Christopher J. Anderson and Russell J. Dalton. Electoral supply and voter turnout / Miki Caul Kittlilson and Christopher J. Anderson -- The influence of party and electoral systems on campaign engagement / Jeffrey A. Karp and Susan A. Banducci -- The role of party policy positions in the operation of democracy / Robin E. Best and Michael D. McDonald -- Left-right orientations, context, and voting choices / Russell J. Dalton -- Follow the party or follow the leader? : candidate evaluations, party evaluations, and macropolitical context / Yuliya V. Tverdova -- Context, political information, and performance voting / Timothy Hellwig -- Strategic defection across elections, parties, and voters / AndreĢ Blais and Thomas Gschwend -- Party polarization and the ideological congruence of governments / G. Bingham Powell, Jr. -- Electoral supply, median voters, and feelings of representation in democracies / Christopher J. Anderson -- Nested voters : citizen choices embedded in political contexts / Christopher J. Anderson and Russell J. Dalton.
Summary:
How do institutions and electoral systems matter for citizens' electoral choices? This study attempts to answer this question for contemporary democracies. The book assembles leading electoral researchers to examine citizen choice in over 30 democracies surveyed by the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems.
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