Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in Global Perspective

Book Overview

Elections have undergone radical changes in recent decades, not only in the United States but throughout the world. Electoral systems have experienced major reform in many countries including Italy, Israel, and Japan, and new parties have changed the face of competition in Germany, France, and Belgium. The emerging democracies of Eastern Europe and Latin America have also established new party systems with competitive elections. Integrating and synthesizing the most recent research in the field of elections, Comparing Democracies offers selections from a team of renowned international scholars writing on their areas of specialty. Contributors provide a cross-national study comparing elections in a number of democracies and discussing key topics associated with the study of elections including electoral laws, campaign finance regulations, media communications, and voter turnout.

This prestigious volume is an invaluable addition to the literature on elections and voting behavior, comparative democracy, and area studies. It will also serve as a standard reference for graduate students in comparative politics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803958366
• ISBN13: 9780803958364
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"