Elections and referenda / suffrage

In parliamentary systems like Canada, voters directly contribute to the election outcome only in their own riding.

In Quebec and Scotland, questions of constitutional change, national identity, and national grievance play an important role in the electoral calculations of political parties and voters.

In Quebec and Scotland, questions of constitutional change, national identity, and national grievance play an important role in the electoral calculations of political parties and voters.

The Canadian federal election of 2019 is extensively analyzed in this collaborative volume edited by Jon Pammett and Christopher Dornan.

The Canadian federal election of 2019 is extensively analyzed in this collaborative volume edited by Jon Pammett and Christopher Dornan.

Win the votes, buy the votes, steal the votes, invalidate the votes!

Why do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others miserably fail?

This book contributes to emerging debates about Levelling Up the UK Economy, considering these alongside the nature of, and trends in, both the political economy and spatial disparities.

ARRIBISTA: Del francés "arriviste/arriver", que durante siglos significó "arribar", "llegar".

This is the only complete study of the Wallace phenomenon.

El libro pone a disposición de los ciudadanos un instrumento para entender el funcionamiento del Estado democrático-constitucional, en la medida que la vigencia de la Constitución y la democracia se construye a través del ejercicio del derecho al sufragio en los procesos electorales.

Germany remains a leader in Europe, as demonstrated by its influential role in the on-going policy challenges in response to the post 2008 financial and economic crises.

Examines voting trends and political representation in the United States today-with a special focus on debates over voting rights, voter fraud, and voter suppression-and election rules and regulations, including those related to gerrymandering, campaign fundraising, and other controversial subjects.

Provides an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and political observers who want a comprehensive picture of the past and present of the U.

A dedicated politician who has served as a congressman and state legislator defines the formidable challenge for progressives after the November 2016 election-and explains how to bring back leaders focused on working in the broad center of politics in order to get things done for the people.

In order to understand the motivations for and implications of Hillary Clinton's historic run for the White House- and her subsequent defeat-the authors explore sexism and gender bias in U.

"e;Those who feel that like lemmings they are being led over a cliff would be well-advised not to read this book.

The smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organise, and participate in politics like never before.

At a time when campaign finance reform is widely viewed as synonymous with cleaning up Washington and promoting political equality, Bradley Smith, a nationally recognized expert on campaign finance reform, argues that all restriction on campaign giving should be eliminated.

In the United States we elect members of the House of Representative from single-member districts: the candidate who receives the most votes from each geographically defined district wins a seat in the House.

"e;Lobbyist"e; tends to be used as a dirty word in politics.

Asian financial systems, which serve the most economically dynamic region of the world, survived the global economic crisis of the last several years.

Although democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world.

Never before has the story been told of the dramatic turning point when Ronald Reagan found his voice as a presidential contender and overcame the Republican establishment.

If the same-sex marriage debate tells us one thing, its that rights do not exist in a vacuum.

This book investigates the political legacy of colonialism in contemporary African institutions.

This book explores the institutionalization process with regard to the Parliament in Bangladesh, and seeks to identify the main constrains that hinder the Parliament from serving as the uppermost representative body for all segments of society.

How voting behavior in Latin America is influenced by social networks and everyday communication among peersIn Latin America's new democracies, political parties and mass partisanship are not deeply entrenched, leaving many votes up for grabs during election campaigns.

An in-depth look into the psychology of voters around the world, how voters shape elections, and how elections transform citizens and affect their livesCould understanding whether elections make people happy and bring them closure matter more than who they vote for?

How violent events and autocratic parties trigger democratic changeHow do democracies emerge?

On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states.

Power in the Portrayal unveils a fresh and vital perspective on power relations in eleventh- and twelfth-century Muslim Spain as reflected in historical and literary texts of the period.

In this book, a distinguished group of presidential campaign staff, journalists, and political observers take us inside the 2012 race for the Republican nomination and general election, guiding us through each candidate's campaign from the time each candidate announced his or her intention to seek the presidency through the primaries, conventions, and up to election day.

Examining the development of the process of presidential selection from the founding of the republic to the present day, James Ceaser contends that many of the major purposes of the selection system as it was formerly understood have been ignored by current reformers and modern scholars.

This book is the second of two studies which systematically explore territoriality of the vote in Europe.

This book studies the role of emotions, such as anger, anxiety, and enthusiasm, across various domains of political behavior in Turkey.

Based on in-depth interviews conducted with British politicians, this book analyses the different impacts of leaving political office.

This book explains how the Greens went from obscurity to England's third largest party in just one year, quadrupling their vote share and securing their place in Britain's refigured party system on the way.

This edited volume considers the extent to which the Obama presidency matched the promises of hope and change that were held out in the 2008 election.

Die Beiträge des Buches basieren auf einer experimentell angelegten, mehrwelligen Studie im Kontext des TV-Duells zwischen Angela Merkel und Peer Steinbrück sowie des Dreikampfes zwischen Rainer Brüderle, Gregor Gysi und Jürgen Trittin im Vorfeld der Bundestagswahl 2013.

This book, the second of two volumes, examines the presidency in last half of twentieth century America and explores the successes and failures of presidents in their foreign policy initiatives.

This book studies the impact of cleavages on electoral choices.

This book studies the challenges to conventional politics posed by new ways of selecting candidates for legislative elections.

This book makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the dramatic political changes that have recently affected Scotland and thrown into doubt the country's future position within the United Kingdom.

The study of the informal dimension of EU politics is more important than ever in order to understand how the EU system works.