| Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy Contributor(s): Anderson, Christopher J. (Editor), Blais, André (Editor), Bowler, Shaun (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199276382 ISBN-13: 9780199276387 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Based on data from new and established contemporary democracies across the globe, this leading team of experts examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing. Losers' Consent shows how being able to accept losing is one of the central requirements of democracy, and provides a major new contribution to our understanding of political legitimacy, comparative political behaviour, and democratic stability. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 321.8 |
| LCCN: 2004024157 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.12 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on data from new and established contemporary democracies across the globe, this leading team of experts examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing. Losers' Consent shows how being able to accept losing is one of the central requirements of democracy, and provides a major new contribution to our understanding of political legitimacy, comparative political behaviour, and democratic stability. |