Mandates, Parties, and Voters: How Elections Shape the Future - Softcover

Fowler, James H; Smirnov, Oleg

9781592135950: Mandates, Parties, and Voters: How Elections Shape the Future

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592135951 ISBN 13: 9781592135950

Publisher: Temple University Press, 2007

Most research on two-party elections has considered the outcome as a single, dichotomous event - either one or the other party wins. In this book, the authors investigate not just who wins, but by how much, and they marshal compelling evidence that mandates - in the form of margin of victory - matter.

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About the Author:

James H. Fowler is Associate Professor of Political Science at University of California, San Diego.

Oleg Smirnov is Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Miami.

Review:

"In this intriguing book, James Fowler and Oleg Smirnov propose a dynamic model of electoral competition in which 'mandates,' that is, margins of victory, play a central role....This is an impressive study. The authors present an interesting blend of formal theory and inductive reasoning...There is little technical jargon and the presentation is simple and clear. The study is most impressive in its display of an amazing variety of methodological approaches...The message of the book is far from trivial.... In short, this is a thoughtful and provocative book." -Perspectives on Politics

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