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Leaders' Personalities and the Outcomes of Democratic Elections

By Anthony King

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0198297912, 9780198297918, 9780191522994
Open Library ID
OL18134557M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11212887 bytes)
Pages
248\245
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This unique edited volume by some of the leading scholars in the field, examines the importance, or non-importance, of the personalities of political leaders in determining the outcomes of democratic elections. The book argues, contrary to conventional wisdom, that relatively few voters are swayed by candidates' personal characteristics. Their findings imply that modern democratic pointers is not nearly as candidate-cent red and personality-orientated as is often supposed. They also suggest that parties' policies and their performance in office usually count for far more than the men and women they chose as their leaders.

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