Leaders' personalities and the outcomes of democratic elections / edited by Anthony King.

Contributor(s):

King, Anthony, 1934-2017

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 232 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191522994
0191522996
9780199253135
0199253137
9780198297918
0198297912
0199247749
9780199247745
0191599670
9780191599675
1281930296
9781281930293
9786611930295
6611930299

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Leaders' personalities and the outcomes of democratic elections.DDC classification:

324.9 22

LOC classification:

JF1001 .L38 2002eb

Other classification:

89.57

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Contents:

Do leaders' personalities really matter? / Anthony King -- Impact of candidate traits in American presidential elections / Larry M. Bartels -- Impact of party leaders in Britain : strong assumptions, weak evidence / John Bartle and Ivor Crewe -- Candidate evaluations and presidential electoral choices in France / Roy Pierce -- Nonpersonalization of voting behavior in Germany / Frank Brettschneider and Oscar W. Gabriel -- Prime ministerial contenders in Canada / Richard Johnston -- Leadership factor in the Russian presidential election of 1966 / Timothy J. Colton -- Conclusions and implications / Anthony King.

Summary: Examining the importance, or non-importance, of the personalities of political leaders in determining the outcomes of democratic elections, this book argues that relatively few voters are swayed by candidates' personal characteristics.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.

Examining the importance, or non-importance, of the personalities of political leaders in determining the outcomes of democratic elections, this book argues that relatively few voters are swayed by candidates' personal characteristics.