{"product_id":"party-competition-and-responsible-party-james-frolik-adams-9780472087679","title":"Party Competition and Responsible Party Government: A Theory of Spatial Competition Based Upon Insights from Behavioral Voting Research","description":"In countries with multiparty political systems, we assume--if the system is going to work--that parties have relatively stable positions on policy, that these positions diverge, and that voters make choices based on policy preferences. Yet much of the research on voter behavior and party competition does not support these assumptions.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eParty Competition, \u003c\/i\u003e James Adams applies the insights of behavioral research to an examination of the policy strategies that political parties (and candidates) employ in seeking election. He argues that vote-seeking parties are motivated to present policies that appeal to voters, whose bias toward these policies is based in part on reasons that have nothing to do with policy. He demonstrates that this strategic logic has profound implications for party competition and responsible party government.\u003cbr\u003e Adams's innovative fusion of research methodologies presents solutions to issues of policy stability and voter partisanship. His theory's supported by an in-depth analysis of empirical applications to party competition in Britain, France, and the United States in the postwar years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParty Competition and Responsible Party Government\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to readers interested in the study of political parties, voting behavior and elections, as well as to scholars specializing in French, British, and American politics.\u003cbr\u003e James Adams is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Frolik Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472087673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472087679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"James Frolik Adams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149178237183,"sku":"9780472087679","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f5b4994-bdc3-4186-ba6d-2e514355abbd.jpg?v=1688455251","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/party-competition-and-responsible-party-james-frolik-adams-9780472087679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}