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Electoral Studies (1982) 1, 134--139 (~¢23Butterworths 1982
Guide to Journal Articles
Edited by Bo SXRLVIK (Abstracts prepared by DAVID BROVGHrON, University of Essex)
As a regular feature Llectoral Studies will offer very brief notes on articles of special electoral interest that have appeared in recent issues of journals devoted to political science and related fields in the social sciences.
Alan J. Abramowitz, 'Choices and Echoes in the 1978 US Senate Elections: A Research Note', American Journal of Political Science, 25: 1, February 1981, pp. 112 118. This article is based on the 1978 CPS National Election Study, it assesses the impact of ideology on voting in the 1978 US Senate elections with the aid of a classification of 24 States according to the clarity of ideological differences between the Senate candidates. Yael Azmon, 'The 1981 Elections and the Changing Fortunes of the Israeli Labour Party', Government and Opposition, 16: 4, Autumn 1981, pp. 432-446. There is a trend towards oscillation within the Israeli electorate between voting for the Labour and the Likud parties and this means that the dominance of the Labour party is over. Kendall L. Baker and Helmut Norpoth, 'Candidates on Television: The 1972 Electoral Debates in West Germany', Public Opinion Quarterl),, 45: 3, Fall 1981, pp. 329-345. This article explores effects of the campaign debates held in West Germany in 1972. While they did not have any direct effects on either candidate perceptions or issue salience, there is evidence that the debates may have had some important indirect effects on the electorate's ultimate voting choices. Herman Bakvis, 'Electoral Stability and Electoral Change: The Case of Dutch Catholics', Canadian,/ournal of Political Science, 14: 3, September 1981, pp. 519 555. This article examines the sudden change in the voting patterns of Dutch Catholics after a period of 45 years when 85 per cent of them supported the Catholic party. Daniel Boy, 'Le vote &ologiste en 1978', Revue IVran~aisede sciencepolitique, 31 : 2, April 198l, pp. 394-416. A study of the 'ecology vote' in the 1978 election, specifically concerned with its relationship to traditional ideological and social groupings. Karl-Werner Brand and Harro Honolka, 'Lebenswelt und W a h l e n t s c h e i d u n g - e i n e explorative Studie zur Bundestagswahl 1980 mit Hilfe von bekannten Interviews', Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 22: 3, 1981, pp. 305 326. This article discusses the concepts of party identification, perceptions of the candidates and issue orientations on the part of the electorate in the light of the continuing dispute a b o u t the connection between socio-structural and socio-psychological explanatory variables.
Guide to Journal Articles
Edited by Bo SXRLVIK (Abstracts prepared by DAVID BROVGHrON, University of Essex)
As a regular feature Llectoral Studies will offer very brief notes on articles of special electoral interest that have appeared in recent issues of journals devoted to political science and related fields in the social sciences.
Alan J. Abramowitz, 'Choices and Echoes in the 1978 US Senate Elections: A Research Note', American Journal of Political Science, 25: 1, February 1981, pp. 112 118. This article is based on the 1978 CPS National Election Study, it assesses the impact of ideology on voting in the 1978 US Senate elections with the aid of a classification of 24 States according to the clarity of ideological differences between the Senate candidates. Yael Azmon, 'The 1981 Elections and the Changing Fortunes of the Israeli Labour Party', Government and Opposition, 16: 4, Autumn 1981, pp. 432-446. There is a trend towards oscillation within the Israeli electorate between voting for the Labour and the Likud parties and this means that the dominance of the Labour party is over. Kendall L. Baker and Helmut Norpoth, 'Candidates on Television: The 1972 Electoral Debates in West Germany', Public Opinion Quarterl),, 45: 3, Fall 1981, pp. 329-345. This article explores effects of the campaign debates held in West Germany in 1972. While they did not have any direct effects on either candidate perceptions or issue salience, there is evidence that the debates may have had some important indirect effects on the electorate's ultimate voting choices. Herman Bakvis, 'Electoral Stability and Electoral Change: The Case of Dutch Catholics', Canadian,/ournal of Political Science, 14: 3, September 1981, pp. 519 555. This article examines the sudden change in the voting patterns of Dutch Catholics after a period of 45 years when 85 per cent of them supported the Catholic party. Daniel Boy, 'Le vote &ologiste en 1978', Revue IVran~aisede sciencepolitique, 31 : 2, April 198l, pp. 394-416. A study of the 'ecology vote' in the 1978 election, specifically concerned with its relationship to traditional ideological and social groupings. Karl-Werner Brand and Harro Honolka, 'Lebenswelt und W a h l e n t s c h e i d u n g - e i n e explorative Studie zur Bundestagswahl 1980 mit Hilfe von bekannten Interviews', Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 22: 3, 1981, pp. 305 326. This article discusses the concepts of party identification, perceptions of the candidates and issue orientations on the part of the electorate in the light of the continuing dispute a b o u t the connection between socio-structural and socio-psychological explanatory variables.