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Comparative political studies
Guide to Journal Articles
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Robert Danziger and Monika Buhl, 'A New Resource for the Study of Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in West Germany: The Continuity Guide for the Mannheim Voting Studies, 1961-70', European Journal for Political Research, 10: 1, March 1982, pp. 91-94. This research note announces the availability of a continuity guide to a large number of representative surveys conducted in the Federal Republic between 1961-70, comprising 39 data sets stemming from over 30 individual studies. Lieven De Winter, 'Het gebruik van de voorkeurstem bij de parlementsverkiezingen van 8 november 1981', Res Publica, X X I V : 1, 1982, pp. 151-163. De Winter examines the extent to which voters cast preferential votes for candidates rather than party-list votes at the general election of 1981. It is noted that whilst the long-term trend has been for the proportion of preferential vote to increase, there was a decline in the 1981 election. This was probably due to a shift from preferential votes to party-list votes among the voters who switched from the Christian Democratic parties to the Liberals, the Flemish Nationalists and the Ecologists. See also: entry for Res Publica. Lee E. Dutter, 'The Structure of Voter Preferences: The 1921, 1925, 1973 and 1975 Northern Irish Parliamentary Elections', Comparative Political Studies, 14: 4, January 1982, pp. 517-542. The author applies preference assumptions derived from the axioms of lexicographic utility to four of Northern Ireland's parliamentary elections. The results are compared to those obtained from applying analogous spatial assumptions. The results show that rationalchoice-based voting models are relevant to the Northern Irish electorate. Edinburgh University Politics Group, ' D o Party Workers Matter? The Evidence from Crosby', Parliamentary Affairs, 35: 2, Spring 1982, pp. 143-159. This article looks at the work of activists and local party machines in Britain in the context of the Crosby by-election. Richard C. Elling, 'Ideological Change in the US Senate: Time and Electoral Responsiveness', Legislative Studies Quarterly, 7: 1, February 1982, pp. 75-92. Does the strength of the linkage between legislators and their constituencies vary over time? This paper looks at whether a senator's ideological stance changes as a function of the time remaining in his term. Those winning by very narrow margins were especially likely to shift positions. James M. Enelow and Melvin J. Hinich, 'Nonspatial Candidate Characteristics and Electoral Competition', Journal of Politics, 44: 1, February 1982, pp. 115-130. This paper attempts to incorporate non-spatial attributes, such as a candidate's religion, into the spatial model of electoral competition to show how the policy outcome of two-candidate electoral competition is affected. Robert S. Erikson and Kent L. Tedin, 'The 1928-1936 Partisan Realignment: The Case for the Conversion Hypothesis', American Political Science Review, 75: 4, December 1981, pp. 951-962. This article examines the question concerning the extent to which the New Deal realignment was the result of conversion of former Republicans to voting for the Democrats or of the mobilization of newly active voters who supported the Democratic Party. Analysing Literary Digest straw polls and early Gallup polls, the authors find evidence supporting the conversion hypothesis.
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Robert Danziger and Monika Buhl, 'A New Resource for the Study of Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in West Germany: The Continuity Guide for the Mannheim Voting Studies, 1961-70', European Journal for Political Research, 10: 1, March 1982, pp. 91-94. This research note announces the availability of a continuity guide to a large number of representative surveys conducted in the Federal Republic between 1961-70, comprising 39 data sets stemming from over 30 individual studies. Lieven De Winter, 'Het gebruik van de voorkeurstem bij de parlementsverkiezingen van 8 november 1981', Res Publica, X X I V : 1, 1982, pp. 151-163. De Winter examines the extent to which voters cast preferential votes for candidates rather than party-list votes at the general election of 1981. It is noted that whilst the long-term trend has been for the proportion of preferential vote to increase, there was a decline in the 1981 election. This was probably due to a shift from preferential votes to party-list votes among the voters who switched from the Christian Democratic parties to the Liberals, the Flemish Nationalists and the Ecologists. See also: entry for Res Publica. Lee E. Dutter, 'The Structure of Voter Preferences: The 1921, 1925, 1973 and 1975 Northern Irish Parliamentary Elections', Comparative Political Studies, 14: 4, January 1982, pp. 517-542. The author applies preference assumptions derived from the axioms of lexicographic utility to four of Northern Ireland's parliamentary elections. The results are compared to those obtained from applying analogous spatial assumptions. The results show that rationalchoice-based voting models are relevant to the Northern Irish electorate. Edinburgh University Politics Group, ' D o Party Workers Matter? The Evidence from Crosby', Parliamentary Affairs, 35: 2, Spring 1982, pp. 143-159. This article looks at the work of activists and local party machines in Britain in the context of the Crosby by-election. Richard C. Elling, 'Ideological Change in the US Senate: Time and Electoral Responsiveness', Legislative Studies Quarterly, 7: 1, February 1982, pp. 75-92. Does the strength of the linkage between legislators and their constituencies vary over time? This paper looks at whether a senator's ideological stance changes as a function of the time remaining in his term. Those winning by very narrow margins were especially likely to shift positions. James M. Enelow and Melvin J. Hinich, 'Nonspatial Candidate Characteristics and Electoral Competition', Journal of Politics, 44: 1, February 1982, pp. 115-130. This paper attempts to incorporate non-spatial attributes, such as a candidate's religion, into the spatial model of electoral competition to show how the policy outcome of two-candidate electoral competition is affected. Robert S. Erikson and Kent L. Tedin, 'The 1928-1936 Partisan Realignment: The Case for the Conversion Hypothesis', American Political Science Review, 75: 4, December 1981, pp. 951-962. This article examines the question concerning the extent to which the New Deal realignment was the result of conversion of former Republicans to voting for the Democrats or of the mobilization of newly active voters who supported the Democratic Party. Analysing Literary Digest straw polls and early Gallup polls, the authors find evidence supporting the conversion hypothesis.