Election Promises, Party Behaviour and Voter Perceptions
Author | : E. Naurin |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2011-07-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230319301 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230319300 |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Download or read book Election Promises, Party Behaviour and Voter Perceptions written by E. Naurin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-07-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of whether politicians are perceived to keep their election promises. While scholars claim that parties act on most of their election promises, citizens hold the opposite view. This 'Pledge Puzzle' guides Naurin in her analysis of the often referred to but not empirically investigated, 'conventional wisdom' about election promises.