Devolution and the Scottish Conservatives: Banal Activism, Electioneering and the Politics of Irrelevance
Author:   Alexander Smith ,  Alexander Smith ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719095566


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   31 March 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Devolution and the Scottish Conservatives: Banal Activism, Electioneering and the Politics of Irrelevance


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Author:   Alexander Smith ,  Alexander Smith ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.245kg
ISBN:  

9780719095566


ISBN 10:   0719095565
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   31 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Banal activism 2. A Tory free Scotland 3. Dispelling Doonhamers: naming and the numbers game 4. Making (a) difference: building the political machine 5. The Politics of irrelevance 6.Disaggregating the secret ballot: electioneering and the politics of self-knowledge 7. Counting on failure: Polling Day and its aftermath 8. Return of the lesser-spotted Tory Index -- .

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... Smith's work demonstrates the continued importance of social class in Scottish politics. -- Peter Lynch. European Association of Social Anthropologists


... Smith's work demonstrates the continued importance of social class in Scottish politics. -- .


Author Information

Alexander Smith is an Assistant Professor and Senior Leverhulme Research Fellow in Sociology at Warwick University as well as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Sociology at Kansas University

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