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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King, Anthony, 1934-2017.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections.

Personality and politics.

Presidential candidates.

Political parties.

Political science.

Physical Description:

viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

0198297912

0199253137

OCLC:

48551023