Justin Fisher - The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion

Elections, voting behavior and public opinion are arguably among the most prominent and intensivelyresearched sub-fields within political science. It is an evolving sub-field, in terms of both theoreticalfocus and, in particular, technical developments, and has made a considerable impact on popular understanding of the core components of liberal democracies in terms of election outcomes and the way theseare affected by electoral systems, changes in public opinion and the aggregation of interests.

This handbook details the key developments and state-of-the-art research across elections, votingbehavior and the public opinion by both providing an advanced overview of each core area and engaging in debate about the relative merits of differing approaches in a comprehensive and accessible way. Bringing geographical scope and depth, with comparative chapters that draw on material from across theglobe, it will be a key reference point for both advanced level students and researchers developingknowledge and producing new material in these sub-fields and beyond.

The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion is an authoritative and keyreference text for students, academics and researchers engaged in the study of electoral research, publicopinion and voting behavior.

Justin Fisher is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Magna Carta Institute at Brunel UniversityLondon, UK. He was co-editor of the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties from 20042011.

Edward Fieldhouse is Professor of Social and Political Science at the University of Manchester, UK, and Director of the 2015 British Election Study. He was co-editor of the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties from 20122016.

Mark N. Franklin is a Director of the European Union Democracy Observatory at the University Institutes Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. He was co-editor of the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties from 20122016.

Rachel Gibson is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester, UK, and Director of the Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research. She was co-editor of the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties from 20122016.

Marta Cantijoch is a Q-Step Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester, UK. She was the editorial assistant of the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties from 20132016.

Christopher Wlezien is Hogg Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He was co-editor of the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties from 20042011.

The handbook very nicely covers all the topics related to the study of elections,voting and public opinion: the most influential theories and methods, both turnoutand vote choice, both the individual-level and the contextual determinants, the rolesof both voters and parties. The review essays are written by top scholars in the field,with a crucial cross-national perspective. An essential reading for all those who studyand/or teach political behavior.

Andr Blais, Universit de Montral, Canada

This handbook takes stock of 50 years of research into elections, voting behavior andpublic opinion. It is well structured and a stellar cast of authors presents the state ofthe art in a comprehensive fashion. This monumental volume is a true landmark. is a must-read for all those interested in elections and democratic politics.

Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany

Edited by Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse, Mark N. Franklin, Rachel Gibson, Marta Cantijoch and Christopher Wlezien

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Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse, Mark N. Franklin, Rachel Gibson, Marta Cantijoch and Christopher Wlezien

PART I
Theoretical approaches to the study of voter behavior

Ian McAllister

Vincent L. Hutchings and Hakeem J. Jefferson

Keith Dowding

B. Guy Peters

PART II
Turnout: why people vote (or dont)

Jack Vowles

Eric Plutzer

John H. Aldrich and Libby M. Jenke

Jan W. van Deth

Elias Dinas

PART III
Determinants of vote choice

Geoffrey Evans and Ksenia Northmore-Ball

Martin Elff

Shaun Bowler

Oliver Heath

Anthony Mughan and Loes Aaldering

R. Michael Alvarez, D. Roderick Kiewiet and Lucas Nez

Marianne C. Stewart and Harold D. Clarke

PART IV
The role of context and campaigns

Iain McLean

Pippa Norris

Hermann Schmitt and Eftichia Teperoglou

Ron Johnston and Charles Pattie

Michael Marsh

Robert Huckfeldt, Matthew T. Pietryka and John B. Ryan

Justin Fisher

Holli A. Semetko and Hubert Tworzecki

Susan Banducci

Stephen Ward, Rachel Gibson and Marta Cantijoch

PART V
The nature of public opinion

Oddbjrn Knutsen

Robert S. Erikson

Jennifer vanHeerde- Hudson

Jrgen Blstad

Lorenzo De Sio

Christopher Wlezien

Pedro C. Magalhes

Wouter van der Brug and Mark N. Franklin

PART VI
Methodological challenges and new developments

Cees van der Eijk

Laura Stoker and Andrew McCall

Edward Fieldhouse and Christopher Prosser

Luana Russo

Stephen D. Fisher

Donald P. Green and Erin A. York

Jonathan Mellon