Do Political Campaigns Matter?
Campaign Effects in Elections and Referendums
1st Edition
Published on 6. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-0-415-40660-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book, in bringing together some of the leading international scholars on electoral behaviour and communication studies, provides the first ever stock-take of the state of this sub-discipline. The individual chapters present the most recent studies on campaign effects in North America, Europe and Australasia. As a whole, the book provides a cross-national assessment of the theme of political campaigns and their consequences.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
365 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-40660-4 (9780415406604)
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David M. Farrell | Ruediger Schmitt-Beck
Do Political Campaigns Matter?
Campaign Effects in Elections and Referendums
E-Book
09/2003
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€64.49
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David M. Farrell | Ruediger Schmitt-Beck
Do Political Campaigns Matter?
Campaign Effects in Elections and Referendums
E-Book
09/2003
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
David M. Farrell | Ruediger Schmitt-Beck
Do Political Campaigns Matter?
Campaign Effects in Elections and Referendums
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05/2002
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Persons
David M. Farrell is a Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics at the University of Manchester, UK. A co-editor of Party Politics, his research focuses on campaigns, electoral systems and representation in the European Parliament. He is also the author of Electoral Systems: A Comparative Introduction.
Ruediger Schmitt-Beck is Scientific Director at the Center for Survey Research and Methodology (ZUMA), Mannheim, Germany. His research interests are in the areas of comparative political behaviour, public opinion, political communication, electoral behaviour, political culture, social movements and political participation. He is also the author of Politische Kommunikation und Waehlerverhalten.
Ruediger Schmitt-Beck is Scientific Director at the Center for Survey Research and Methodology (ZUMA), Mannheim, Germany. His research interests are in the areas of comparative political behaviour, public opinion, political communication, electoral behaviour, political culture, social movements and political participation. He is also the author of Politische Kommunikation und Waehlerverhalten.
Content
Chapter 1 Studying political campaigns and their effects, Ruediger Schmitt-Beck, David M. Farrell; Chapter 2 Calculating or capricious?, Ian McAllister; Chapter 3 When do election campaigns matter, and to whom?, Romain Lachat, Pascal Sciarini; Chapter 4 Campaign effects and media monopoly, Marina Popescu, Gabor Toka; Chapter 5 Priming and campaign context, Elisabeth Gidengil, Andre Blais, Neil Nevitte, Richard Nadeau; Chapter 6 Candidate-centred campaigns and their effects in an open list system, Ilkka Ruostetsaari, Mikko Mattila; Chapter 7 Post-Fordism in the constituencies?, David Denver, Gordon Hands; Chapter 8 Do campaign communications matter for civic engagement?, Pippa Norris; Chapter 9 Referendums and elections, Lawrence LeDuc; Chapter 10 Public opinion formation in Swiss federal referendums, Michael Buetzer, Lionel Marquis; Chapter 11 Do political campaigns matter?, Ruediger Schmitt-Beck, David M. Farrell;