Candidates and Voters - Ideology, Valence, and Representation in U.s Elections

Informationen zum Autor Walter J. Stone is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. He has received multiple research grants in support of his work from the National Science Foundation and from the Carnegie Corporation. Prior to joining the University of California, Davis faculty, he was Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and visiting Professor at Stanford University. Klappentext Candidates and Voters extends our understanding of vote choice and representation, showing empirically that elections work better than is normally assumed. Zusammenfassung Candidates and Voters extends our understanding of vote choice and representation! showing empirically that elections work better than is normally assumed through extensive analysis of US House races. The book will be of interest to political observers! political scientists! and others interested in elections and democratic representation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Candidates, voting choice and election outcomes; 3. Design and data: district informants and the study of congressional elections; 4. Polarization in congressional elections since 1952; 5. Ideological proximity, valence, and voter choice; 6. Correct voting on proximity and valence; 7. Anticipated reactions and challenger entry; 8. The proximity and valence rules in district voting; 9. District ideological representation; 10. Getting it right? Valence and ideology in district representation; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Walter J. Stone, Walter J. (University of California Stone, Stone Walter J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.07.2017
• EAN: 9781316510216
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51021-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Elections and referenda / suffrage