This book presents the main results of an electoral panel study which is both unique and innovative not only in French political research but also among Western European electoral studies. The survey was conducted among a sample of 1,846 French voters interviewed on four separate occasions (2007 Presidential and Legislative elections).

Autorentext
BRUNO CAUTRÈS Researcher for the CEVIPOF (Center for Political Sciences Research) at Sciences Po, Paris, France.

ANNE MUXEL Research Director at the Centre for Political Research (CEVIPOF) at Sciences Po where she specialises in electoral and political behaviour, abstentionism, etc.

Inhalt
Introduction: The Dynamics of Electoral Choice; B.Cautrès & A.Muxel The Process of Electoral Decision-making; B.Cautrès & A.Muxel Loyalties, Mobilities, and Abstentions; A. Muxel The Plurality of Voting Possibilities; V.Tiberj & B.Cautrès The Decisive Influence of Image; D.Boy & J.Chiche When Do Voters Choose?; B.Cautrès & A.Jadot Following the Campaign: Politization, Confirmation, and Polarization; T.Vedel Electoral Agenda and Issue Voting; N.Sauger How Le Pen's Electorate Lost Faith in Him; P.Perrineau The Temptation to Vote Bayrou; S.Strudel Review of an Electoral Campaign: From Chronicle to Political Logic; C.Dargent & M.Barthélemy The Panel Electoral Français 2007: Methodological Issues; V.Le Hay Conclusion: The Benefits of Panel Studies; B.Cautrès & A.Muxel