Leaders' personalities and the outcomes of democratic elections /

Examining the importance, or non-importance, of the personalities of political leaders in determining the outcomes of democratic elections, this book argues that relatively few voters are swayed by candidates' personal characteristics.

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Další autoři: King, Anthony, 1934-2017
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Obsah:
  • Do leaders' personalities really matter? / Anthony King
  • Impact of candidate traits in American presidential elections / Larry M. Bartels
  • Impact of party leaders in Britain : strong assumptions, weak evidence / John Bartle and Ivor Crewe
  • Candidate evaluations and presidential electoral choices in France / Roy Pierce
  • Nonpersonalization of voting behavior in Germany / Frank Brettschneider and Oscar W. Gabriel
  • Prime ministerial contenders in Canada / Richard Johnston
  • Leadership factor in the Russian presidential election of 1966 / Timothy J. Colton
  • Conclusions and implications / Anthony King.