Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion

2017 · Book · Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse, Mark N. Franklin

"The study of elections, voting behavior and public opinion are arguably among the most prominent and intensively researched sub-fields within political science. It is an evolving sub-field, both in terms of theoretical focus and in particular, technical developments and has made a considerable impact on popular understanding of the core components of liberal democracies in terms of electoral systems and outcomes, changes in public opinion and the aggregation of interests. This handbook details the key developments and state of the art research across elections, voting behavior and the public opinion by providing both an advanced overview of each core area and engaging in debate about the relative merits of differing approaches ..."-- by Justin Fisher, Edward Fieldhouse