Losers' consent: elections and democratic legitimacy

'Losers' Consent' shows how being able to accept losing is one of the central requirements of democracy, and provides a major new contribution to our understanding of political legitimacy, comparative political behaviour, and democratic stability.

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2007
Edition:1. publ. in paperback
Series:Comparative politics
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Summary:'Losers' Consent' shows how being able to accept losing is one of the central requirements of democracy, and provides a major new contribution to our understanding of political legitimacy, comparative political behaviour, and democratic stability.
Item Description:"Based on data from democracies across the globe, this book examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:XII, 222 S. graph. Darst.

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