Overview

The ""British Elections and Parties"" series publishes research on parties, elections and voting behaviour in Britain, providing analyses of current and historical developments. It is produced under the auspices of the Political Studies Association's Election, Public Opinion and Parties study group. Volume 9 includes research based around four themes: electoral reform; partisanship and voting; parliamentary behaviour; and the attitudes of the young. It provides a source of data on public opinion polls, a summary of local election results, UK referendums, key economic indicators, political parties and a chronology of major political events in 1998.

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Author:   Philip Cowley ,  David Denver ,  Justin Fisher ,  Andrew Russell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.589kg
ISBN:  

9780714650159

ISBN 10:   0714650153
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   30 September 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Electoral reform and its discontents, Richard S. Katz; New Labour's landslide and electoral bias - an exploration of differences between the 1997 UK general election result and the previous 13, Ron Johnston et al; reforming the Westminster electoral system - evaluating the Jenkins Commission proposals, Helen Margetts and Patrick Dunleavy; party policy and electoral reform - a survey of develoments, motives and prospects, Matt Cole; New Labour's new partisans - the dynamics of party identification in Britain since 1992, Harold D. Clarke et al; ""Independents"", ""Switchers"" and voting for third parties in Britain 1979-92, David W.F. Huang; improving the measurement of party identification in Britain, John Bartle; settled will or divided society? - voting in the 1997 Scottish and Welsh devolution referendums, Charles Pattie et al; the absence of war? - New Labour in Parliament, Philip Cowley; MPs and Europe - enthusiasm, circumspection or outright scepticism? David Baker et al; nowhere to run..? - British MEPs and the Euro, Roger M. Scully; young people and contemporary politics - committed scepticism or engaged cynicism? Dominic Wring et al. References: chronology of major political events 1998; public opinion polls, 1998; local elections 1998; UK referendums 1997-98; economic indicators 1998; political parties; national newspapers."

Reviews

'As always these collections present a wealth of material covering an enormous range, all of which will be essential reading for those interested in understanding modern British politics.' - Contemporary Review '[The Review] has established a reputation for bringing cutting edge research speedily into the public domain and encouraging younger scholars. This volume is no exception.' - Parliamentary Affairs 'Some time ago I reviewed volume six of this series ... on the evidence of that, and the one under review, I am likely to be put to the expense of buying the rest of the series, such is their value for classroom teachers as well as academics.' - Talking Politics

'As always these collections present a wealth of material covering an enormous range, all of which will be essential reading for those interested in understanding modern British politics.' - Contemporary Review '[The Review] has established a reputation for bringing cutting edge research speedily into the public domain and encouraging younger scholars. This volume is no exception.' - Parliamentary Affairs 'Some time ago I reviewed volume six of this series ... on the evidence of that, and the one under review, I am likely to be put to the expense of buying the rest of the series, such is their value for classroom teachers as well as academics.' - Talking Politics

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Cowley, Philip; Denver, David; Fisher, Justin; Russell, Andrew

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