Elections Books

New and Published Books

1. Online Reporting of Elections

   Edited by Einar Thorsen

   Series: Journalism Studies

   This book contributes to debates concerning online reporting of elections and the challenges facing journalism in the context of democratic change. The speed of technological adaptation by journalists and their audiences means online news is gradually becoming a normalised part of media landscapes...

   Published April 28th 2013 by Routledge
2. The American Elections of 2012

   Edited by Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Steven E. Schier

   The 2012 American elections were highly competitive, with the unusually close partisan balance making the elections an opportunity for each of the two major parties. This book assembles leading political scientists and political journalists to explain the 2012 election results and their...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
3. Party Politics in the Western Balkans

   Edited by Vera Stojarová, Peter Emerson

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This book examines the development of party politics in the region of Western Balkans, describing party politics and analyzing inter-ethnic or inter-party cooperation and competition. Beginning with a thematic overview of the electoral systems and their link to the party systems, the authors...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
4. Political Leadership, Parties and Citizens

   The personalisation of leadership

   Edited by Jean Blondel, Jean-Louis Thiebault

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   Social structure may historically have been of primary importance in accounting for the attitudes and behaviour of many citizens, but now changes in social structure have diminished the role played by class and religious affiliation, whilst the significance of personality in political leadership...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
5. Democracy and Violence

   Global Debates and Local Challenges

   Edited by John Schwarzmantel, Hendrik Kraetzschmar

   Illustrated most dramatically by the events of 9/11 and the subsequent ‘war on terror’, violence represents a challenge to democratic politics and to the establishment of liberal-democratic regimes. Liberal-democracies have themselves not hesitated to use violence and restrict civil liberties as a...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Lula, the Workers' Party and the Governability Dilemma in Brazil

   By Hernán F. Gómez Bruera

   Series: Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics

   While scholars, activists and pundits from around the world have heralded the Lula years as a breakthrough for poverty reduction and the forthcoming emergence of Brazil as a dynamic economic superpower, many of their counterparts in the country as well as a number of Brazilianists elsewhere, have...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
7. Referendums and Representative Democracy

   Responsiveness, Accountability and Deliberation

   Edited by Maija Setälä, Theo Schiller

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This volume analyses how the use of referendums affects the central functions and characteristics of representative democracy. It provides a balanced account of the interaction between referendums and representative institutions and actors, seeking to evaluate whether referendums supplement or...

   Published April 9th 2013 by Routledge
8. Reconfiguring Ethiopia: The Politics of Authoritarian Reform

   Edited by Jon Abbink, Tobias Hagmann

   This book takes stock of political reform in Ethiopia and the transformation of Ethiopian society since the adoption of multi-party politics and ethnic federalism in 1991. Decentralization, attempted democratization via ethno-national representation, and partial economic liberalization have...

   Published April 7th 2013 by Routledge
9. Patron-Client Politics and Elections in Hong Kong

   By Bruce Kam-kwan Kwong

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   The study of patron-client politics is new to the study of Hong Kong political science. This book examines whether patron-client relations are critical to the electoral victory of candidates; how the political elites cultivate support from clients in order to obtain more votes during local...

   Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
10. North Africa’s Arab Spring

    Edited by George Joffé

    This book addresses issues surrounding the evolution of the Arab Spring in North Africa. After a general introduction and explanation of the events on a region-wide basis, it turns to examine aspects of each of the countries concerned. The role of the Muslim Brotherhood during the Nasser regime and...

    Published February 11th 2013 by Routledge