Explore the world of elections with "Psephology," a must-have for political enthusiasts. This book covers: Chapters Highlights: - 1: Psephology - The history and methods of electoral analysis. - 2: Opinion Poll - How opinion polling shapes public opinion and electoral outcomes. - 3: Exit Poll - The role of exit polls in real-time predictions and analysis. - 4: Gallagher Index - Measuring electoral disproportionality and fairness. - 5: Psephos - The historical role of Psephos in voting systems. - 6: Sophomore Surge - The effect of incumbency advantages on elections. - 7: Mackerras Pendulum - Predicting electoral swings and seat distributions. - 8: British Polling Council - Ensuring polling accuracy and transparency. - 9: Political Forecasting - Techniques and challenges in predicting outcomes. - 10: Electoral Calculus - Modeling electoral scenarios and seat distributions. - 11: 2004 Venezuelan Recall Referendum - Impact on democratic processes. - 12: 2008 US House Elections in North Carolina - Regional electoral dynamics. - 13: 2008 US House Elections in Pennsylvania - Electoral patterns and trends. - 14: R. B. McCallum - Contributions to electoral analysis. - 15: FiveThirtyEight - Innovations in election forecasting. - 16: 2008 US House Elections in Florida - Regional influences on national politics. - 17: Michael Steed - Scholarly contributions to electoral studies. - 18: Poll Aggregator - Role in interpreting polling data. - 19: Sam Wang - Neuroscience and electoral analysis. - 20: Opinion Polling for the 2017 UK General Election - Accuracy and influence. - 21: Number Cruncher Politics - New methodologies in election forecasting. This book offers in-depth insights for professionals, students, and enthusiasts, equipping readers with essential tools to understand and analyze electoral dynamics.

This is a book about voting - what people think they are doing when they cast a vote.

The study of voting behaviour remains a vibrant sub-discipline of political science. The Handbook of Electoral Behaviour is an authoritative and wide ranging survey of this dynamic field, drawing together a team of the world′s leading scholars to provide a state-of-the-art review that sets the agenda for future study. Taking an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on a range of countries, the handbook is composed of eight parts. The first five cover the principal theoretical paradigms, establishing the state of the art in their conceptualisation and application, and followed by chapters on their specific challenges and innovative applications in contemporary voting studies. The remaining three parts explore elements of the voting process to understand their different effects on vote outcomes. The SAGE Handbook of Electoral Behaviour is an essential benchmark publication for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of politics, sociology, psychology and research methods.

Containing almost 200 entries from 'accountability' to the 'Westminster model' the Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought explores all the ideas that matter to democracy past, present and future. It is destined to become the first port-of-call for all students, teachers and researchers of political science interested in democratic ideas, democratic practice, and the quality of democratic governance. The Encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of all the key concepts of democratic thought written by a stellar team of distinguished international contributors. The Encyclopedia draws on every tradition of democratic thought, as well as developing new thinking, in order to provide full coverage of the key democratic concepts and engage with their practical implications for the conduct of democratic politics in the world today. In this way, it brings every kind of democratic thinking to bear on the challenges facing contemporary democracies and on the possibilities of the democratic future. The Encyclopedia is global in scope and responds in detail to the democratic revolution of recent decades. Referring both to the established democratic states of Western Europe, North America and Australasia, and to the recent democracies of Latin America, Eastern and Central Europe, Africa and Asia, classical democratic concerns are related to new democracies, and to important changes in the older democracies. Supplemented by full bibliographical information, extensive cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading, the Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought is a unique work of reference combining the expertise of many of the world's leading political scientists, political sociologists and political philosophers. It will be welcomed as an essential resource for both teaching and for independent study, and as a solid starting point both for further research and wider exploration.

The papers that comprise this volume reveal how people are intent on preserving not only their wealth but culture too. The individual contributions identify the key arguments used to coax voters, whose natural sympathies might gravitate to the left, to vote for the Conservative Party en masse.

Elections aren't just important – they are revealing. They tell us things about who we are and how we behave. Written by leading political experts, Sex, Lies and Politics reveals what really makes us tick. At once funny, revealing and shocking, it covers everything you need to know about the voters and their quirks, foibles and sexual secrets, including when they lie (often to themselves), how they are swayed by tribal loyalties (even when judging cats and celebrities), and why you should keep quiet about your Brexit vote when moving house... Combining brand-new essays with fully updated pieces from the acclaimed Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box and More Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box, this witty and thought-provoking collection is a guaranteed conversation starter. If you want to discover which party's voters have the wildest private lives, read on.