Description
Voters do not always choose their preferred candidate on election day. Often they cast their ballots to prevent a particular outcome, as when their own preferred candidate has no hope of winning and they want to prevent another, undesirable candidate's victory; or, they vote to promote party majority in parliamentary systems, when their own candidate is from a party that has no hope of winning. In their thought-provoking book The Many Faces of Strategic Voting, Laura B. Stephenson, John H. Aldrich, and Andre Blais first provide a conceptual framework for understanding why people vote strategically, and what the differences are between sincere and strategic voting behaviors. In Part II, expert contributors explore the many facets of strategic voting through case studies in Great Britain, Spain, Canada, Japan, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and the European Union.
About the Author
Laura B. Stephenson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario and the author of Voting Behavior in Canada.
John H. Aldrich is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science at Duke University and the author of Why Parties? A Second Look.
Andre Blais is Professor of Political Science at the Universite de Montreal and the author of To Vote or Not to Vote: The Merits and Limits of Rational Choice.
Reviews
This is an excellent volume that makes an important contribution to our understanding of voting behavior in a variety of contexts. The volume brings together a diverse set of contributors from around the world to address exciting and controversial questions about what motivates vote choice."" - Jeffrey Karp, Brunel University London
""The Many Faces of Strategic Voting will undoubtedly be of use for those studying voting behavior in a variety of different electoral contexts. It provides the basis for the development of new wave of comparative research on strategic voting."" - Nick Vivyan, Durham University
Book Information
ISBN 9780472131020
Author John H Aldrich
Format Hardback
Page Count 252
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 520g
About the Author
Laura B. Stephenson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario and the author of Voting Behavior in Canada.
John H. Aldrich is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science at Duke University and the author of Why Parties? A Second Look.
Andre Blais is Professor of Political Science at the Universite de Montreal and the author of To Vote or Not to Vote: The Merits and Limits of Rational Choice.
Reviews
This is an excellent volume that makes an important contribution to our understanding of voting behavior in a variety of contexts. The volume brings together a diverse set of contributors from around the world to address exciting and controversial questions about what motivates vote choice."" - Jeffrey Karp, Brunel University London
""The Many Faces of Strategic Voting will undoubtedly be of use for those studying voting behavior in a variety of different electoral contexts. It provides the basis for the development of new wave of comparative research on strategic voting."" - Nick Vivyan, Durham University
Book Information
ISBN 9780472131020
Author John H Aldrich
Format Hardback
Page Count 252
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 520g
