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52 produkter

1. 

   Losers' Consent

   Elections and Democratic Legitimacy

   Av Ola Listhaug, Todd Donovan m. fl.

   E-bok, 2005

   622 kr

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   Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of democratic political institutions and systems. Using survey data collected in democracies around the globe, the authors …

2. 

   To Keep or To Change First Past The Post?

   The Politics of Electoral Reform

   Av Andre Blais

   E-bok, 2008

   502 kr

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   First past the post is one of the oldest and simplest electoral systems. The logic is simple: the candidate with the most votes wins. It is the system in place in some of the oldest democracies, most especially the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the largest democracy, India. This …

3. 

   Political Leaders and Democratic Elections

   Av Hermann Schmitt, Andre Blais m. fl.

   E-bok, 2013

   477 kr

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   Outcomes of legislative elections are typically reported in terms of party support: how many votes and seats were obtained by each party? But in fact voters are faced with three choices which must be folded into one. They must decide which party they prefer, but in so doing they must take account …

4. 

   When Citizens Decide

   Lessons from Citizen Assemblies on Electoral Reform

   Av Jonathan Rose, Andre Blais m. fl.

   E-bok, 2011

   1558 kr

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   Three unprecedented large-scale democratic experiments have recently taken place. Citizen assemblies on electoral reform were conducted in British Columbia, the Netherlands, and Ontario. Groups of randomly selected ordinary citizens were asked to independently design the next electoral system. In …

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   Politics at the Centre

   The Selection and Removal of Party Leaders in the Anglo Parliamentary Democracies

   Av Andre Blais, William P. Cross

   E-bok, 2012

   1503 kr

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   Politics at the Centre is a comparative study of the rules, norms and behaviour surrounding political party leadership. The primary analysis includes 25 parties in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom from 1965 onwards. The topics covered include methods of leadership …

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   Multi-Level Electoral Politics

   Beyond the Second-Order Election Model

   Av Thomas Gschwend, Elisabeth Gidengil m. fl.

   E-bok, 2017

   1100 kr

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   National-level elections receive more attention from scholars and the media than elections at other levels, even though in many European countries the importance of both regional and European levels of government has grown in recent years. The growing importance of multiple electoral arenas …

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   Multi-Level Electoral Politics

   Beyond the Second-Order Election Model

   Av Thomas Gschwend, Elisabeth Gidengil m. fl.

   E-bok, 2017

   1100 kr

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   National-level elections receive more attention from scholars and the media than elections at other levels, even though in many European countries the importance of both regional and European levels of government has grown in recent years. The growing importance of multiple electoral arenas …

8. 

   Losers' Consent

   Elections and Democratic Legitimacy

   Av Christopher J. Anderson, André Blais m. fl.

   Häftad, 2007

   860 kr

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   Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of democratic political institutions and systems. Using survey data collected in democracies around the globe, the authors …

9. 

   Political Leaders and Democratic Elections

   Av Kees Aarts, André Blais m. fl.

   Inbunden, 2011

   1896 kr

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   Political Leaders and Democratic Elections unravels and evaluates the importance of political leaders in the vote decision. Outcomes of legislative elections are typically reported in terms of party support: how many votes and seats were obtained by each party? But in fact voters are faced with …

10. 

    Losers' Consent

    Elections and Democratic Legitimacy

    Av Christopher J. Anderson, André Blais m. fl.

    Inbunden, 2005

    2673 kr

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    Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of democratic political institutions and systems. Using survey data collected in democracies around the globe, the authors …

11. 

    To Keep or To Change First Past The Post?

    The Politics of Electoral Reform

    Av André Blais

    Inbunden, 2008

    931 kr

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    First past the post is one of the oldest and simplest electoral systems. The logic is simple: the candidate with the most votes wins. It is the system in place in some of the oldest democracies, most especially the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the largest democracy, India. This …

12. 

    When Citizens Decide

    Lessons from Citizen Assemblies on Electoral Reform

    Av Patrick Fournier, Henk van der Kolk m. fl.

    Inbunden, 2011

    2444 kr

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    Three unprecedented large-scale democratic experiments have recently taken place. Citizen assemblies on electoral reform were conducted in British Columbia, the Netherlands, and Ontario. Groups of randomly selected ordinary citizens were asked to independently design the next electoral system. In …

13. 

    Politics at the Centre

    The Selection and Removal of Party Leaders in the Anglo Parliamentary Democracies

    Av William P. Cross, André Blais

    Inbunden, 2012

    2352 kr

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    Politics at the Centre is a comparative study of the rules, norms and behaviour surrounding political party leadership. The primary analysis includes 25 parties in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom from 1965 onwards. The topics covered include methods of leadership …

14. 

    Political Leaders and Democratic Elections

    Av Kees Aarts, André Blais m. fl.

    Häftad, 2013

    748 kr

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    Outcomes of legislative elections are typically reported in terms of party support: how many votes and seats were obtained by each party? But in fact voters are faced with three choices which must be folded into one. They must decide which party they prefer, but in so doing they must take account …

15. 

    Across Boundaries

    Essays in Honour of Robert a.Young

    Av André Blais, Cristine de Clercy m. fl.

    Häftad, 2021

    385 kr

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    Why and how does secession happen? How do different levels of government interact with each other? Why do some multilevel governments work better than others? What makes political extremism so virulent in today's society? These are some of the most pressing questions in political science …

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    Across Boundaries

    Essays in Honour of Robert A.Young

    Av Ronald Wintrobe, Anna Lennox Esselment m. fl.

    E-bok, 2021

    385 kr

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    Why and how does secession happen? How do different levels of government interact with each other? Why do some multilevel governments work better than others? What makes political extremism so virulent in today''s society? These are some of the most pressing questions in political science today. …

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    Across Boundaries

    Essays in Honour of Robert A.Young

    Av Ronald Wintrobe, Anna Lennox Esselment m. fl.

    E-bok, 2021

    385 kr

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    Why and how does secession happen? How do different levels of government interact with each other? Why do some multilevel governments work better than others? What makes political extremism so virulent in today''s society? These are some of the most pressing questions in political science today. …

18. 

    Duverger's Law of Plurality Voting

    The Logic of Party Competition in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States

    Av Bernard Grofman, André Blais m. fl.

    Inbunden, 2009

    1096 kr

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    Maurice Duverger is arguably the most distinguished French political scientist of the last century, but his major impact has, strangely enough, been largely in the English-speaking world. His book, Political Parties, first translated into English in 1954, has been very influential in both the party …

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    Duverger's Law of Plurality Voting

    The Logic of Party Competition in Canada, India, the United Kingdom and the United States

    Av Shaun Bowler, Andre Blais m. fl.

    E-bok, 2009

    1416 kr

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    Maurice Duverger is arguably the most distinguished French political scientist of the last century, but his major impact has, strangely enough, been largely in the English-speaking world. His book, Political Parties, first translated into English in 1954, has been very influential in both the party …

20. 

    Many Faces of Strategic Voting

    Tactical Behavior in Electoral Systems Around the World

    Av John H Aldrich, André Blais m. fl.

    Inbunden, 2018

    851 kr

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    Voters do not always choose their preferred candidate on election day. Often they cast their ballots to prevent a particular outcome, as when their own preferred candidate has no hope of winning and they want to prevent another, undesirable candidate’s victory; or, they vote to promote a …

21. 

    Provincial Battles, National Prize?

    Elections in a Federal State

    Av Laura B. Stephenson, Andrea Lawlor m. fl.

    Häftad, 2019

    386 kr

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    In parliamentary systems like Canada, voters directly contribute to the election outcome only in their own riding. However, the focus of election campaigns is often national, emphasizing the leader rather than the local candidate, and national rather than regional polls. This suggests that …

22. 

    Provincial Battles, National Prize?

    Elections in a Federal State

    Av Elisabeth Gidengil, Andre Blais m. fl.

    E-bok, 2019

    343 kr

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    In parliamentary systems like Canada, voters directly contribute to the election outcome only in their own riding. However, the focus of election campaigns is often national, emphasizing the leader rather than the local candidate, and national rather than regional polls. This suggests that …

23. 

    Provincial Battles, National Prize?

    Elections in a Federal State

    Av Elisabeth Gidengil, Andre Blais m. fl.

    E-bok, 2019

    335 kr

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    In parliamentary systems like Canada, voters directly contribute to the election outcome only in their own riding. However, the focus of election campaigns is often national, emphasizing the leader rather than the local candidate, and national rather than regional polls. This suggests that …

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    Letting the People Decide

    Dynamics of a Canadian Election

    Av Andre Blais, Richard Johnston

    E-bok, 1992

    1041 kr

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    The authors have based the book primarily on data derived from the 1988 Canadian Election Study, for which they were co-investigators. The survey was a "rolling cross-section": a daily tracking of the campaign designed explicitly to monitor electoral dynamics. The multivariate techniques commonly …

25. 

    Challenge of Direct Democracy

    The 1992 Canadian Referendum

    Av Andre Blais, Richard Johnston

    E-bok, 1996

    1041 kr

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    Based on extensive surveys conducted during and after the campaign, The Challenge of Direct Democracy is a comprehensive investigation of voter opinion, intention, perception, and behaviour in a referendum. The authors investigate voters'' responses to arguments for and against the Accord, examine …

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    Citizens

    Av Elisabeth Gidengil, André Blais m. fl.

    Inbunden, 2004

    1056 kr

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    Citizens are central to any meaningful definition of democracy. What does it say about the health of Canadian democracy when fewer citizens than ever are exercising their right to vote and party membership rolls are shrinking? Are increasingly well-educated citizens turning away from traditional …

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    Motivation to Vote

    Explaining Electoral Participation

    Av André Blais, Jean-François Daoust

    Inbunden, 2020

    400 kr

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    Elections are at the heart of our democracy. Understanding citizens' decisions to vote or to abstain in elections is crucial, especially when turnout in so many democracies is declining. In The Motivation to Vote, André Blais and Jean-François Daoust provide an original and elegant model that …

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    Letting the People Decide

    The Dynamics of Canadian Elections

    Av Richard Johnston, André Blais m. fl.

    Häftad, 1992

    381 kr

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    A Stanford University Press classic.

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    To Vote or Not to Vote?

    The Merits and Limits of Rational Choice Theory

    Av Andre Blais

    Häftad, 2000

    684 kr

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    What makes people decide to vote? In addressing this simple question, Andr\u00e9 Blais examines the factors that increase or decrease turnout at the aggregate, cross-national level and considers what affects people\u2019s decision to vote or to abstain. In doing so, Blais assesses the merits and …

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    Citizens Under Compulsory Voting: A Three-Country Study

    Av Mathieu Turgeon, Ian McAllister m. fl.

    E-bok, 2023

    287 kr

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