Author: Richard Sinnott
Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Keywords: elections, referendums, behavior, voting, voters, irish
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1995-08
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 071904037X
ISBN-13: 9780719040375

This textbook explores voting behaviour in Irish general elections and referendums since independence in 1922. By interpreting the latest survey, opinion poll and statistical data for the non-psephologist, Richard Sinnott explores how and why Irish voters’ preferences have changed, and asks whether the 1922 general election has heralded a fundamental realignment in the Irish political system. The author analyzes the changing demographic and socio-economic context of Irish electoral behaviour and draws historical portraits of the parties who have sought the voters’ support. He then

Authors:Holli A. Semetko, Claes H. de Vreese,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: referendum, issue, framing, referendums, campaigning, political
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2004-10-12
List price: $160.00
ISBN-10: 0415349419
ISBN-13: 9780415349413

This book reviews the research on campaigns and elections and investigates the effects of campaigning in referendums, drawing on panel survey data, media content data, focus groups, and interviews with journalists and campaign managers. The authors argue that the media coverage not only influences public perceptions of the campaign, the referendum issue and the party leaders, but that, in a close race, it also shapes the voting and the political future of the incumbent party.The first study to investigate the dynamics and effects of a referendum campaign on politicians, media and citizens, thi

Author:
Publisher: Stationary Office Books
Keywords: local, europe, authorities, amp, referendums, regional
Number of Pages: 58
Published: 1994-04-19
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9287123969
ISBN-13: 9789287123961