Election campaign: a strategic theory

This book represents a strategic theory which will allow researchers, students and practitioners a systematic approach to carry out investigations into victories and losses in electoral contests.
The rise and fall of leaders in politics is an area which has witnessed few scholarly works. Existing studies are predominantly biographies of leaders, done either with an eulogical flavour, or criticisms of their actions and policies, without an analytical framework which can span different contests in different contexts. Even rare has been an attempt to provide a macro theory that would advance the study of leadership in Indian politics. This book by providing a comprehensive framework for understanding leadership processes that play out in campaigns. thus covers that significant gap.
By developing and presenting a strategic perspective in the study of political campaigns, this book also makes a noteworthy contribution to the subject of political science.