Martin Harrop was formerly Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Newcastle, UK.

'...a very superior textbook, avoiding most of the pitfalls of the genre...the wheat-to-chaff ratio is gratifyingly high, in a field with more chaff than most...it must have been a difficult book to write; by any consumer test it rates a range of stars and a 'best buy' recommendation.' - Ivor Crewe, Times Higher Education Supplement '...a lively, readable introductory textbook.' - Talking Politics

• IntroductionPART 1 ELECTIONS: CONTROL VERSUS CHOICEPolitical Control: Non-Competitive ElectionsPolitical Choice: Competitive Electoral SystemsThe Electoral Message: Interpreting Election ResultsPART 2 VOTERS: LOYALTY VERSUS CHOICEIdeologies, Issues and Images: How Voters Think Psychological, Economic and Sociological Models of VotingThe Social Bases of Voting BehaviourThe Responsive Voter: Short-term Influences on Voting BehaviourConclusionWhat Do Elections Do?Index.

Martin Harrop was formerly Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Newcastle, UK.

'...a very superior textbook, avoiding most of the pitfalls of the genre...the wheat-to-chaff ratio is gratifyingly high, in a field with more chaff than most...it must have been a difficult book to write; by any consumer test it rates a range of stars and a 'best buy' recommendation.' - Ivor Crewe, Times Higher Education Supplement '...a lively, readable introductory textbook.' - Talking Politics

• IntroductionPART 1 ELECTIONS: CONTROL VERSUS CHOICEPolitical Control: Non-Competitive ElectionsPolitical Choice: Competitive Electoral SystemsThe Electoral Message: Interpreting Election ResultsPART 2 VOTERS: LOYALTY VERSUS CHOICEIdeologies, Issues and Images: How Voters Think Psychological, Economic and Sociological Models of VotingThe Social Bases of Voting BehaviourThe Responsive Voter: Short-term Influences on Voting BehaviourConclusionWhat Do Elections Do?Index.