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Offers comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for local contests, the author puts forward a theory that the differences between local, state, and national democracies.

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Winner of the 2013 Best Book Award, Urban Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association "This study takes a modest step toward filling a vast hole in the systematic investigation of local elections in the U.S."--Choice

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Size, Scope, and Bias: What Differentiates Local Electoral Politics? 12 Chapter 2 Who Votes in Local Elections? 53 Chapter 3 Who Runs for Local Office? 87 Chapter 4 Systematic versus Idiosyncratic Factors in Local Elections 116 Chapter 5 What Influences Local Voters' Electoral Choices? 149 Chapter 6 Rethinking Local Democracy 183 References 209 Index 215

Local Elections and the Politics of SmallScale

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/07/2012
      ISBN13: 9780691143569, 978-0691143569
      ISBN10: 0691143560
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for local contests, the author puts forward a theory that the differences between local, state, and national democracies.

      Trade Review
      Winner of the 2013 Best Book Award, Urban Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association "This study takes a modest step toward filling a vast hole in the systematic investigation of local elections in the U.S."--Choice

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Size, Scope, and Bias: What Differentiates Local Electoral Politics? 12 Chapter 2 Who Votes in Local Elections? 53 Chapter 3 Who Runs for Local Office? 87 Chapter 4 Systematic versus Idiosyncratic Factors in Local Elections 116 Chapter 5 What Influences Local Voters' Electoral Choices? 149 Chapter 6 Rethinking Local Democracy 183 References 209 Index 215

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