Elections and referenda / suffrage

Before Game Change there was What It Takes, a ride along the 1988 campaign trail and “possibly the best [book] ever written about an American election” (NPR).

Most advanced democracies are currently experiencing accelerated population ageing, which fundamentally changes not just their demographic composition; it can also be expected to have far-reaching political and policy consequences.

Canadian Parties in Transition examines the transformation of party politics in Canada and the possible shape the party system might take in the near future.

First published in 1983, Explaining and Predicting Elections is the first cross-national and comprehensive explanation of election results.

Why do world powers sometimes try to determine who wins an election in another country?

This book provides an original, international and multidisciplinary perspective on the recent and extensive political and constitutional changes in Europe.

During the 2015 federal election, the Liberal Party pledged that, if elected, they would end the "e;first past the post"e; electoral system, where whichever candidate receives the most votes wins a riding even if they have not received a majority of all votes cast.

This is the first book to systematically evaluate e-voting from the wider European perspective.

An analysis of the 2009 European elections in each of the 27 member states of the newly enlarged European Union, and assessment of the European Parliament in 2004-2009.

This book describes political and sociological developments in Israel before and after the February 2009 elections, alongside an analysis of electoral trends.

Competition seems to be an inevitable part of present-day elections in the United States.

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This book brings together a team of specialists to explore why some left-wing politicians are able to communicate their message effectively, whereas others struggle to connect with the public.

The New York Times bestseller.

Opportunities to see expert cross-examinations are often infrequent in international arbitration and the occasions to sharpen these skills for many are rare.

This is a detailed analytic study of voting behavior and party representation in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland in the decade since the fall of communism.

This book assembles eight chapters by respected and emerging scholars in political science, sociology, and psychology to produce a sustained look at the wide range of identity politics in the 2020 US National Election and the lessons for 2024.

Written by leading scholars of political communication, this book provides a comprehensive accounting of the campaign communication that characterized the unprecedented 2016 presidential campaign.

Many have pointed to the Iran hostage crisis, others to galloping inflation.

"e;While there is no shortage of how-to books for mediators, works focusing on the voice of the mediator are rare.

The Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration is the first academic publication aiming to offer comprehensive coverage, on a yearly basis, of the most recent and salient developments regarding international sports arbitration, through a combination of general articles and case notes.

Hungary was once a frontrunner of democratization.

This book discusses the need for national space legislation in India in the wake of private stakeholders entering the field and the expansion of outer space activities.

This bold venture into democratic theory offers a new and reinvigorating thesis for how democracy delivers on its promise of public control over public policy.

Political Action Committees (PACs) are a prominent and contentious feature of modern American election campaigns.

This volume focuses on the issue of change in democratic politics in terms of experimental or actual innovations introduced either within political parties or outside the party system, involving citizen participation and mobilization.

Benoit and his colleagues apply the functional theory of political campaign discourse to 25 presidential primary debates beginning with the 1948 American presidential primary campaign.

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

This book shows that the design of electoral rules shapes how political leaders make health policies in response to social forces.

This book analyses the coverage of elections that occurred between September 2015 and February 2016 in six European countries (Greece, Portugal, Poland, Croatia, Spain and Ireland).

Given the advanced state of digital technology and social media, one would think that the Democratic and Republican Parties would be reasonably well-matched in terms of their technology uptake and sophistication.

This book examines theformation and operation of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalitiongovernment from May 2010 to May 2015.

Orthodox reporting and conventional scholarship focuses on the factors that distinguish each presidential contest and then attempts to explain them.

The volume sheds light on the backsliding process of Turkish democratization from the early 2010's until 2018.

This volume looks at the impact of the landmark 2014 elections and the consequent Assembly elections which have transformed the ideological discourse of India.

In light of the public and scholarly debates on the challenges and problems of established democracies, such as a lack of participation, declining confidence in political elites, and the deteriorating capabilities of democratic institutions, this volume discusses the question whether democracy as such is in crisis.

Nach der Bundestagswahl 2017 entflammte die Diskussion über das erneut schwache Abschneiden der SPD.

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This comprehensive volume analyses the phenomena of populism and Islamism in Turkey under Justice and Development Party (JDP) rule since 2002, and its impact on the country's foreign policy.

For the first time, a monograph thoroughly analyses the controversial and sensitive topic of secretaries to arbitral tribunals.

An eye-opening, ';must-read' (Ben Shapiro, founder of The Daily Wire) about the future of the Republican party as they unite working-class voters in a multi-racial, cross-generational populist coalition.

Most members of Congress begin their careers through regularly scheduled elections, but terms may be cut short due to death, scandal, or different career opportunities.

This analysis reveals how issue ownership, performance and competence shape public opinion about parties, government support and elections, over time and cross-nationally.