" The book's combined focus on parties as institutions and systems, alongside political
attitudes and behaviors, is why I use it... I have yet to find another text that accomplishes …

What matters most to voters when they choose their leaders? This book suggests that
performance politics is at the heart of contemporary democracy, with voters forming …

" Political equality is an essential political ideal and it is the cornerstone of moral
justifications of democracy. Most people would agree with the proposition that the interests …

As leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron inherited a multi-faceted gender
problem: only 17 women MPs; an unhappy women's organization; electorally uncompetitive …

This article tests whether variation in issue salience can explain the rise of the populist right
in Western Europe. By taking a novel cross-country and cross-time approach at both the …

Affluence, Austerity and Electoral Change in Britain investigates the political economy of
party support for British political parties since Tony Blair led New Labour to power in 1997 …

The chapters in this book, with the single exception of the chapter by Green and Schickler,
were originally presented at the ECPR Workshops held in Nicosia in late April 2006 to mark …

That women generally have lower levels of interest in politics than men is a well rehearsed
political fact (Andersen,; Baxter & Lansing,; Burns,; Burns et al.,; Campbell et al.,; Hayes & …

The Risk of Social Policy? uses a comparative perspective to systematically analyse the
effects of social policy reforms and welfare state retrenchment on voting choice for the …

Over the past half century, the behavior of German voters has changed profoundly. After a
long period of stability, elections have dramatically altered their character—at first rather …