Ideology and Spatial Voting in American Elections

Informationen zum Autor Stephen A. Jessee is Assistant Professor of Government at the University of Texas, Austin, USA. Klappentext Testing assumptions and implications of spatial voting theory, this book connects theory with empirical analysis of voter preferences and behavior. Zusammenfassung Ideology and Spatial Voting in American Elections addresses how the political views of Americans are structured and how citizens' voting decisions relate to their ideological proximity to the candidates. Testing the assumptions and implications of spatial voting theory! this book connects theory with empirical analysis of voter preferences and behavior. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Ideology; 3. Measuring ideology; 4. Linking theory and empirics: testing spatial voting theory; 5. Partisanship vs. proximity; 6. Political information and vote choice; 7. The political perceptions of citizens; 8. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Stephen A. Jessee, Stephen A. (University of Texas Jessee, Jessee Stephen A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2012
• EAN: 9781107638389
• ISBN: 978-1-107-63838-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government and the state, Elections and referenda