Elections and Voters

Introduction.- PART 1 ELECTIONS: CONTROL VERSUS CHOICE.- Political Control: Non-Competitive Elections.- Political Choice: Competitive Electoral Systems.- The Electoral Message: Interpreting Election Results.- PART 2 VOTERS: LOYALTY VERSUS CHOICE.- Ideologies, Issues and Images: How Voters Think Psychological, Economic and Sociological Models of Voting.- The Social Bases of Voting Behaviour.- The Responsive Voter: Short-term Influences on Voting Behaviour.- Conclusion.- What Do Elections Do?.- Index.