Spatial Models of Parliamentary Voting (Analytical Methods for Social Research)

Poole, Keith T.

ISBN 10: 0521617472 / ISBN 13: 9780521617475

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2005

About this Item

This book presents a simple geometric voting model for analyzing parliamentary roll call data. Series Editor(s): Alvarez, R. Michael; Beck, Nathaniel L.; Wu, Lawrence L. Series: Analytical Methods for Social Research. Num Pages: 248 pages, 62 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 337. . 2005. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spatial Models of Parliamentary Voting (Analytical Methods for Social Research)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521617472
• ISBN 13: 9780521617475
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book presents a geometric voting model for analyzing parliamentary roll call data. Each legislator is represented by one point and each roll call is represented by two points that correspond to the policy consequences of voting Yea or Nay. On every roll call each legislator votes for the closer outcome point, at least probabilistically. These points form a spatial map that summarizes the roll calls. In this sense a spatial map is much like a road map because it visually depicts the political world of a legislature. These maps can be used to study a wide variety of topics related to legislative voting.

About the Author

Keith T. Poole is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author or coauthor of over 40 articles as well as the coauthor of Congress: A Political-Economic History of Roll Call Voting and Income Redistribution and the Realignment of American Politics.