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Richard L. Engstrom and Michael D. McDonald, 'The Underrepresentation of Blacks on City Councils: Comparing the Structural and Socioeconomic Explanations for South/Non-South Differences', Journal of Politics, 44:4, November 1982, pp. 1088-99. Why are blacks underrepresented more severely on city councils in the South than on those outside the South? This paper uses a design which treats electoral arrangements and resource disparities as specifying variables affecting the rate at which minority votes convert into minority council members. The findings show that the more severe underrepresentation in the South is explained best by the differences in electoral arrangements. Ian Fenwick, Frederick Wiseman, John F. Becker and James R. Heiman, 'Classifying Undecided Voters in Pre-election Polls', Public Opinion Quarterly, 46:3, Fall 1982, pp. 383-91. The purpose of this paper is to describe a method of classifying undecided voters. The classification is applied to pre-election poll data in conjunction with an analysis of a post-election survey of previously undecided voters. John R. Hibbing and John R. Alford, 'Economic Conditions and the Forgotten Side of Congress: A Foray into US Senate Elections', British Journal of Political Science, 12:4, October 1982, pp. 505-13. The authors examine the influence of economic conditions upon elections to the US Senate after noting the fact that previous studies have indicated a powerful and consistent impact of changes in economic conditions on voting behaviour in presidential elections. John R. Hibbing, 'Voluntary Retirements from the House in the Twentieth Century', Journal of
Politics, 44:4, November 1982, pp. 1020-34. In the 1970s a startling number of United States representatives chose not to seek re-election to the House. Several explanations of variations in the number of voluntary retirements are examined, using time-series data for the period 1900-1980. The two most important predictors of retirement rates were monetary remuneration and, most of all, the methods used to determine advancement within the committee system. Benno Homann, 'Das Konkordanzsystem der Schweiz: Kritik und Alternative Konkordanztheoretischer Ansiitze', Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 23:4, December 1982, pp. 418-38. The author argues that the functioning of the concordance mechanism in Switzerland is dependent on institutional factors as well as economic developments. William P. Irvine, 'Does the Candidate Make a Difference? The Macro-Politics and Micro-Politics of Getting Elected', Canadian Journal of PoliticalScience, XV:4, December 1982, pp. 755-82. Does the hard work of elected representatives get its just reward? What evidence is there that hard work by candidates can change aggregate election outcomes? The author finds that the work that MPs do is neither rewarded nor is poor performance penalized by the present Canadian electoral arrangements. Max Kaase and Hans-Dieter Klingemann, 'Social Structure, Value-Orientations and the Party System: The Problem of Interest Accommodation in Western Democracies', European Journal of Political Research, 10:4, December 1982, pp. 367-86. The relationship between social structure, value-orientation and party system are discussed on the basis of a comparative study (both at micro- and macro-level) of Austria, Great Britain, the United States and West Germany. There is an overwhelming integrative task to be performed, particularly by parties on the Left. Michael S. Lewis-Beck and Tom W. Rice, 'Presidential Popularity and Presidential Vote', Public Opinion Quarterly, 46:4, Winter 1982, pp. 534-7. The President's popularity rating is highly predictive of his vote share in a re-election bid, especially when popularity is assessed in June of that year. This June popularity-vote model
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Richard L. Engstrom and Michael D. McDonald, 'The Underrepresentation of Blacks on City Councils: Comparing the Structural and Socioeconomic Explanations for South/Non-South Differences', Journal of Politics, 44:4, November 1982, pp. 1088-99. Why are blacks underrepresented more severely on city councils in the South than on those outside the South? This paper uses a design which treats electoral arrangements and resource disparities as specifying variables affecting the rate at which minority votes convert into minority council members. The findings show that the more severe underrepresentation in the South is explained best by the differences in electoral arrangements. Ian Fenwick, Frederick Wiseman, John F. Becker and James R. Heiman, 'Classifying Undecided Voters in Pre-election Polls', Public Opinion Quarterly, 46:3, Fall 1982, pp. 383-91. The purpose of this paper is to describe a method of classifying undecided voters. The classification is applied to pre-election poll data in conjunction with an analysis of a post-election survey of previously undecided voters. John R. Hibbing and John R. Alford, 'Economic Conditions and the Forgotten Side of Congress: A Foray into US Senate Elections', British Journal of Political Science, 12:4, October 1982, pp. 505-13. The authors examine the influence of economic conditions upon elections to the US Senate after noting the fact that previous studies have indicated a powerful and consistent impact of changes in economic conditions on voting behaviour in presidential elections. John R. Hibbing, 'Voluntary Retirements from the House in the Twentieth Century', Journal of
Politics, 44:4, November 1982, pp. 1020-34. In the 1970s a startling number of United States representatives chose not to seek re-election to the House. Several explanations of variations in the number of voluntary retirements are examined, using time-series data for the period 1900-1980. The two most important predictors of retirement rates were monetary remuneration and, most of all, the methods used to determine advancement within the committee system. Benno Homann, 'Das Konkordanzsystem der Schweiz: Kritik und Alternative Konkordanztheoretischer Ansiitze', Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 23:4, December 1982, pp. 418-38. The author argues that the functioning of the concordance mechanism in Switzerland is dependent on institutional factors as well as economic developments. William P. Irvine, 'Does the Candidate Make a Difference? The Macro-Politics and Micro-Politics of Getting Elected', Canadian Journal of PoliticalScience, XV:4, December 1982, pp. 755-82. Does the hard work of elected representatives get its just reward? What evidence is there that hard work by candidates can change aggregate election outcomes? The author finds that the work that MPs do is neither rewarded nor is poor performance penalized by the present Canadian electoral arrangements. Max Kaase and Hans-Dieter Klingemann, 'Social Structure, Value-Orientations and the Party System: The Problem of Interest Accommodation in Western Democracies', European Journal of Political Research, 10:4, December 1982, pp. 367-86. The relationship between social structure, value-orientation and party system are discussed on the basis of a comparative study (both at micro- and macro-level) of Austria, Great Britain, the United States and West Germany. There is an overwhelming integrative task to be performed, particularly by parties on the Left. Michael S. Lewis-Beck and Tom W. Rice, 'Presidential Popularity and Presidential Vote', Public Opinion Quarterly, 46:4, Winter 1982, pp. 534-7. The President's popularity rating is highly predictive of his vote share in a re-election bid, especially when popularity is assessed in June of that year. This June popularity-vote model