Losers' consent : elections and democratic legitimacy / Christopher J. Anderson ... [et al.].

Contributor(s):

Anderson, Christopher, 1966-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: xii, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0199276382 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

321.8 22

LOC classification:

JC328.2 .L67 2005

Online resources:

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	KNCHR Library General Stacks	Non-Fiction	JC328.2 .L67 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		MKT00399

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-212) and index.

"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.

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