Based on data from contemporary democracies, this book examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing. It shows how being able to accept losing is one of the central requirements of democracy, and provides an understanding of political legitimacy and comparative political behaviour.
Based on data from new and established contemporary democracies across the globe, this leading team of experts examines how election losers and their supporters respond to their loss and how institutions shape losing. 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.
All in all this is an interesting book which deserves to be read.
