Losers' consent :  elections and democratic legitimacy / 
Christopher J. Anderson ... [et al.]. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xii, 222 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-212) and index. 
<br/><br/>Winning isn't everything : losers' consent and democratic legitimacy -- Political legitimacy and the winner-loser gap -- The winner-loser gap : contours and boundaries -- The dynamics of losers' consent : persistence and change in the winner-loser gap -- Individual differences in losers' consent -- Winning and losing in old and new democracies -- How political institutions shape losers' consent -- Comparing losers' assessments of electoral democracy -- Losing and support for institutional change -- Conclusion: graceful losers and the democratic bargain. 
<br/><br/> "Based on data from democracies across the globe, this book examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0199276382 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004024157 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legitimacy of governments.<br/>Losers--Attitudes.<br/>Political candidates--Attitudes.<br/>Political psychology.<br/>Democracy.<br/>Elections.<br/>Consensus (Social sciences)<br/>Comparative government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC328.2  / .L67 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>321.8