Do Political Campaigns Matter?: Campaign Effects in Elections and Referendums (Routledge ECPR Studies in European Political Science)

This book, in bringing together some of the leading international scholars on electoral behaviour and communication studies, provides the first ever stock-take of the state of this sub-discipline. The individual chapters present the most recent studies on campaign effects in North America, Europe and Australasia. As a whole, the book provides a cross-national assessment of the theme of political campaigns and their consequences. This Volume Provides A Cross-national Assessment Of The Theme Of Political Campaigns And Their Consequences. Chapters Present The Most Recent Studies On Campaign Effects In North America, Europe And Australasia. Studying Political Campaigns And Their Effects / Rüdiger Schmitt-beck And David M. Farrell -- Calculating Or Capricious? The New Politics Of Late Deciding Voters / Ian Mcallister -- When Do Election Campaigns Matter, And To Whom? Results From The 1999 Swiss Election Panel Study / Romain Lachat And Pascal Sciarini -- Campaign Effects And Media Monopoly: The 1994 And 1998 Parliamentary Elections In Hungary / Marina Popescu And Gábor Tóka -- Priming And Campaign Context: Evidence From Recent Canadian Elections / Elisabeth Gidengil [and Others] -- Candiate-centred Campaign And Their Effects In An Open List System: The Case Of Finland / Ilkka Ruostetsaari And Mikko Mattila. Post-fordism In The Constituencies? The Continuing Development Of Constituency Campaigning In Britain / David Denver And Gordon Hands --do Campaign Communications Matter For Civic Engagement? American Elections From Eisenhower To George W. Bush / Pippa Norris -- Referendums And Elections: How Do Campaigns Differ? / Lawrence Leduc -- Public Opinion Formation In Swiss Federal Referendums / Michael Bützer And Lionel Marquis -- Do Political Campaigns Matter? Yes, But It Depends / Rüdiger Schmitt-beck And David M. Farrell. David M. Farrell And Rüdiger Schmitt-beck. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Political campaigns are treated as occasions of immense importance by politicians, and never more so than today.