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Revue Française de science politique
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a model in Africa, given the size and relative power of Nigeria on the continent. The departing military regime had a special challenge to face when it re-introduced free competitive elections and party politics: how to conduct elections that would be widely regarded as fair and to respect the will of the electorate whatever the outcome. Michael S. Lewis-Beck, 'The Electoral Politics of the French Peasantry: 1946-1978', Political Studies, 29: 4, December 1981, pp. 517 536. This analysis shows that the peasantry is less involved in electoral politics than any other occupational group in French society. They are distinctly anti-Left in their political preferences, forming a 'supporting class of the bourgeoisie'. This behaviour is observed in surveys across the post-war period despite modernization in agriculture. Pierre Martin, 'Le Basculement ~lectoral de 1981: L'~w~lution ~lectorale de la droite', Revue tVranfaise de sciencepolitique, 31: 5-6, O c t o b r e - D e c e m b r e 1981, pp. 999 1014. An analysis of the electoral trends from the 1974 presidential elections to the 1981 parliamentary elections shows that the Right did not lose the same type of voter between the 1974 and the 1981 presidential contests as between the presidential and parliamentary elections of 1981. In the former case the Right lost ground in Catholic rural areas, whereas the opposite is true of the latter the Right did worst in working class areas and regions traditionally voting Left. Hans J. G. A. van Mierlo, 'The 1981 Netherlands Election', West [~'uropean Politics, 4: 3, October 1981, pp. 297 301. This article examines the result of the 1981 election and compares the formation of government coalitions after the 1977 and 1981 elections. Francois Platone and Jean Ranger, 'L'~chec du parti communiste franFais aux ~:lections du printemps 1981', Revue IVranfaise de sciencepolitique, 31:5 6, O c t o b r e - D e c e m b r e 1981, pp. 1015-1037. The setback suffered by the French Communist Party in the 1981 elections was of unexpected proportions. The only comparable precedent occurred in 1958. This setback is interpreted in terms of the 'useful vote' concept, but fundamentally the Communist Party's fortunes reflect a repudiation by the electorate of the direction taken by the PCF. John E. Schwarz, 'Attempting to Assert the Commons' Power: Labour Members in the House of Commons, 1974-79 ', C'omparative Politics, 14: 1, October 1981, pp. 17 29. Between 1974 and 1979 the House of Commons inflicted close to 150 policy defeats on the government. This article examines the causes and the significance of such 'rebellions'. Lee Sigelman, 'Special Elections to the US House: Some Descriptive Generalisations', I~egislative Studies Quarterly, 6: 4, November 1981, pp. 577 588. The article describes special elections (by-elections) to the US House of Representatives in terms of turnout, victory margins and changes in party control. The analysis focuses on the 97 special House elections held between 1954 and 1978 with data on general elections being employed for comparative purposes. Steven S. Smith, 'The Consistency and Ideological Structure of US Senate Voting Alignments, 1957 1976', American Journal of Political Science, 25: 4, November 1981, pp. 780 795. The pluralist-ideologist debate over the most appropriate interpretation of congressional voting patterns is analysed in this paper. Two distinct concepts alignment consistency and ideological structure--are operationalized and examined in the US Senate during the 1957 1976 period. Senate voting patterns are found to exhibit a trend towards greater alignment consistency.
Guide to Journal Articles
a model in Africa, given the size and relative power of Nigeria on the continent. The departing military regime had a special challenge to face when it re-introduced free competitive elections and party politics: how to conduct elections that would be widely regarded as fair and to respect the will of the electorate whatever the outcome. Michael S. Lewis-Beck, 'The Electoral Politics of the French Peasantry: 1946-1978', Political Studies, 29: 4, December 1981, pp. 517 536. This analysis shows that the peasantry is less involved in electoral politics than any other occupational group in French society. They are distinctly anti-Left in their political preferences, forming a 'supporting class of the bourgeoisie'. This behaviour is observed in surveys across the post-war period despite modernization in agriculture. Pierre Martin, 'Le Basculement ~lectoral de 1981: L'~w~lution ~lectorale de la droite', Revue tVranfaise de sciencepolitique, 31: 5-6, O c t o b r e - D e c e m b r e 1981, pp. 999 1014. An analysis of the electoral trends from the 1974 presidential elections to the 1981 parliamentary elections shows that the Right did not lose the same type of voter between the 1974 and the 1981 presidential contests as between the presidential and parliamentary elections of 1981. In the former case the Right lost ground in Catholic rural areas, whereas the opposite is true of the latter the Right did worst in working class areas and regions traditionally voting Left. Hans J. G. A. van Mierlo, 'The 1981 Netherlands Election', West [~'uropean Politics, 4: 3, October 1981, pp. 297 301. This article examines the result of the 1981 election and compares the formation of government coalitions after the 1977 and 1981 elections. Francois Platone and Jean Ranger, 'L'~chec du parti communiste franFais aux ~:lections du printemps 1981', Revue IVranfaise de sciencepolitique, 31:5 6, O c t o b r e - D e c e m b r e 1981, pp. 1015-1037. The setback suffered by the French Communist Party in the 1981 elections was of unexpected proportions. The only comparable precedent occurred in 1958. This setback is interpreted in terms of the 'useful vote' concept, but fundamentally the Communist Party's fortunes reflect a repudiation by the electorate of the direction taken by the PCF. John E. Schwarz, 'Attempting to Assert the Commons' Power: Labour Members in the House of Commons, 1974-79 ', C'omparative Politics, 14: 1, October 1981, pp. 17 29. Between 1974 and 1979 the House of Commons inflicted close to 150 policy defeats on the government. This article examines the causes and the significance of such 'rebellions'. Lee Sigelman, 'Special Elections to the US House: Some Descriptive Generalisations', I~egislative Studies Quarterly, 6: 4, November 1981, pp. 577 588. The article describes special elections (by-elections) to the US House of Representatives in terms of turnout, victory margins and changes in party control. The analysis focuses on the 97 special House elections held between 1954 and 1978 with data on general elections being employed for comparative purposes. Steven S. Smith, 'The Consistency and Ideological Structure of US Senate Voting Alignments, 1957 1976', American Journal of Political Science, 25: 4, November 1981, pp. 780 795. The pluralist-ideologist debate over the most appropriate interpretation of congressional voting patterns is analysed in this paper. Two distinct concepts alignment consistency and ideological structure--are operationalized and examined in the US Senate during the 1957 1976 period. Senate voting patterns are found to exhibit a trend towards greater alignment consistency.