The Many Faces of Strategic Voting – Tactical Behavior in Electoral Systems Aro…

The Many Faces of Strategic VotingTactical Behavior in Electoral Systems Around the World\nAuthor(s): John H Aldrich, Andr Blais, Laura B. Stephenson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472131020, 978-0472131020\nSynopsis\nVoters do not always choose their preferred candidate on election day. Often they cast their ballots to prevent a particular outcome, as when their own preferred candidate has no hope of winning and they want to prevent another, undesirable candidates victory; or, they vote to promote a single-party majority in parliamentary systems, when their own candidate is from a party that has no hope of winning. In their thought-provoking book The Many Faces of Strategic Voting, Laura B. Stephenson, John H. Aldrich, and Andr Blais first provide a conceptual framework for understanding why people vote strategically, and what the differences are between sincere and strategic voti.