Election Studies What's Their Use?

Academic studies of elections are not in the business of predicting outcomes. They are in the business of explaining them. The best studies treat voting data as raw material with which to explore socio-psychological processes such as individual decision-making and such sources of influence as issues...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Katz, Elihu, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL : Routledge [2018].
Edición:First edition
Materias:
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Sumario:Academic studies of elections are not in the business of predicting outcomes. They are in the business of explaining them. The best studies treat voting data as raw material with which to explore socio-psychological processes such as individual decision-making and such sources of influence as issues, personality, media, socio-economic background, and party loyalty. The ebb and flow of ideologies and the comparative workings of different political systems are core topics on which election studies shed light. Looking back on more than fifty years of voting research, some of its major practitioners and critics reflect here on what has--and has not--been accomplished.
Notas:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Descripción Física:1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrations, tables
Also available in print format
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9780429980497
9780429500862
9781429487832