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Volume 10 contains articles covering party membership, voting
behaviour and elections, parliamentary voting, candidate selection,
and campaigning on the internet, as well as examining US opinion on
impeachment. The comprehensive reference section provides
researchers with an authoritative source of data on public opinion
polls. elections results, political parties, as well as a
chronology of the major political events of 1999.
Volume 10 contains articles covering party membership, voting
behaviour and elections, parliamentary voting, candidate selection,
and campaigning on the internet, as well as examining US opinion on
impeachment. The comprehensive reference section provides
researchers with an authoritative source of data on public opinion
polls. elections results, political parties, as well as a
chronology of the major political events of 1999.
Scotland has a parliament for the first time in almost 300 years,
and this book is an account of how this came about. The authors
trace the origins and history of the demand for home rule in
Scotland, focusing particularly on developments following the
failure of the first referendum on the issue in 1979, which
culminated in a second referendum in September 1997.
This major political event attracted national and international
interest, and its decisive result was a milestone in Scottish
history. This work presents an analysis of the referendum campaign
at both national and local levels, including media coverage of the
event and the outcome. The reactions of voters are explored on the
basis of a large survey of the electorate, and lessons to be learnt
about referendums in the UK and elsewhere are discussed.
Scotland has a parliament for the first time in almost 300 years,
and this book is an account of how this came about. The authors
trace the origins and history of the demand for home rule in
Scotland, focusing particularly on developments following the
failure of the first referendum on the issue in 1979, which
culminated in a second referendum in September 1997.
This major political event attracted national and international
interest, and its decisive result was a milestone in Scottish
history. This work presents an analysis of the referendum campaign
at both national and local levels, including media coverage of the
event and the outcome. The reactions of voters are explored on the
basis of a large survey of the electorate, and lessons to be learnt
about referendums in the UK and elsewhere are discussed.
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.
The Review brings together in one volume the very latest and most
sophisticated research on the 1997 General Election, and the
reference section provides a chronology of the political year,
opinion poll results and details of by-elections. Contents: New
Labour, New Tactical Voting? The Causes and Consequences of
Tactical Voting in the 1997 General Election Geoff Evans, John
Curtice and Pippa Norris. Political Change and Party Choice: Voting
in the 1997 General Election Harold D Clarke, Marianne Stewart and
Paul Whiteley. Sex, Money and Politics: Sleaze and the Conservative
Party in the 1997 Election David M Farrell, Ian McAllister and
Donley T Studlar. Euroscepticism and the Referendum Party Anthony
Heath, Roger Jowell, Bridget Taylor and Katarina Thomson. New
Labour Landslide - Same Old Electoral Geography? R J Johnston, C J
Pattie, D F L Dorling, D J Rossiter, H Tunstall and I D McAllister.
Split Ticket Voting at the 1997 British General and Local Elections
- An Aggregate Analysis Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher.
Between Fear and Loath: National Press Coverage of the 1997 British
General Election David Deacon, Peter Golding and Michael Billig.
Does Negative News Matter? The Effect of Television News on Party
Images in the 1997 British General Election. David Sanders and
Pippa Norris. Triumph of Targeting? Constituency Campaigning in the
1997 Election David Denver, Gordon Hands, Simon Henig. Labour's
Grass Roots Campaign in the 1997 Paul Whiteley and Patrick Seyd.
Remodelling the 1997 General Election: How Britain Would Have Voted
Under Alternative Electoral Systems Patrick Dunleavy, Helen
Margetts, Brendan O'Duffy and Stuart Weir.
After the Labour Party's landslide victory in 1997, the results
were analyzed. Issues at the top of the agenda included party
leader image, campaign strategy, the sleaze factor, the effect of
the media and changes in the electoral geography of Britain. This
volume records the discussion.
This volume features key political issues for 1990s Britain: the
reform of the Labour party; the use of opinion polls; the impact of
the media; European integration; Scotland and regional trends; and
the bases of party support.
In this study of grass-roots election campaigning, the authors
survey the evolution of campaigning over the past century and
describe how the parties organized their constituency campaigns in
the 1992 election. They examine and evaluate the campaign
techniques used and look at the role of local media and national
party organizations. Basing their analysis mainly on a large-scale
postal survey of election agents in Britain, the authors have
constructed a quantitative measure of the strength of the
constituency campaigns mounted by the different parties across the
country, and use this measure to assess the effects of local
campaigning.
In this study of grass-roots election campaigning, the authors
survey the evolution of campaigning over the past century and
describe how the parties organized their constituency campaigns in
the 1992 election. They examine and evaluate the campaign
techniques used and look at the role of local media and national
party organizations. Basing their analysis mainly on a large-scale
postal survey of election agents in Britain, the authors have
constructed a quantitative measure of the strength of the
constituency campaigns mounted by the different parties across the
country, and use this measure to assess the effects of local
campaigning.
This volume looks at the political events and discusses the major
issues of 1994, most notably the European parliament elections.
Central Debates in British Politics focuses on British politics in
a changing social, economic and institutional context. The book
explores issues and debates using a variety of approaches and
techniques. It is written and edited by a team of leading experts
who analyse key issues in a highly structured and thematic manner.
Central Debates in British Politics focuses on British politics in
a changing social, economic and institutional context. The book
explores issues and debates using a variety of approaches and
techniques. It is written and edited by a team of leading experts
who analyse key issues in a highly structured and thematic manner.
How do voters in Britain decide which party to vote for in
elections? Have age and education replaced class as the social
basis for voting? Are elections now 'presidentialised', with voters
simply choosing between party leaders? What role do the media, new
and old, play in all of this? The authors examine these and other
questions in the fourth edition of this popular text. The core of
the text is devoted to examining and explaining theories of party
choice, including the debate about whether voters are driven more
by issues and ideology or simply by which party and leader looks
least likely to make a mess of things in office. The authors also
devote separate chapters to turnout trends and patterns, the media,
electoral systems, the geography of party support, and - new to
this edition - referendums. Fully revised and with detailed
analysis of the 2019 election and the electoral fallout of Brexit,
the text incorporates the latest research on elections and voting
behaviour, and includes analysis of recent trends and developments
- such as the effect of digital media on electoral politics and
where recent misfires leave the opinion polls.
This book reviews the history of British general elections since
1964, charting the changes in voters and parties at every step. In
parallel, it shows how electoral analysts have responded to these
developments. This fully revised and updated edition examines the
general elections of 2015, 2017, and 2019 in the context of the
momentous referendums on Scottish independence (2014) and EU
membership (2016), showing the impact of these votes on an
electorate which has become increasingly volatile. If the early
post-war period was marked by strong partisan loyalties, based
largely on social class, in 2019 Britain seemed to have entered an
age of 'identity politics' in which factors such as age and
educational qualifications gave a better indication of voter
allegiance. By analysing all 16 elections since 1964 in their
historical context, this book allows readers to understand both the
scale and the nature of developments in British politics over these
eventful years.
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.
Despite a recent decline in voter turnout, British general
elections are still the centrepiece of Britain's liberal democracy
and their results make a real difference to every British citizen.
They command strong media interest long before their dates are
announced and even uneventful campaigns dominate the headlines. The
2010 general election saw the first direct televised debates
between the main party leaders, adding further interest to a battle
which was always likely to be close. The result was a 'hung
parliament' and the first British coalition government since 1945.
However, as this book shows these were only the latest
manifestations of a transformation in British elections which began
in the early 1960s. While some election rituals remain intact - the
counting of votes by hand, the solemn declaration of individual
constituency results and, most importantly, the peaceful handover
of power if the incumbent party loses, almost everything of
significance has changed. Voters have very different attitudes;
fewer of them have party loyalties which are more than skin deep,
and they tend to base their choices on 'short-term' factors such as
the perceived competence of the parties and the image of the
leader. The parties themselves are barely recognisable from the
institutions of 1964 - not least because their membership figures
have dwindled dramatically. Election campaigns are now heavily
centralised, and focus obsessively on a handful of target seats.
This book reviews the history of British general elections since
1964, charting the changes in voters and parties at every step. In
parallel, it shows how electoral analysts have responded to these
developments. The first book of its kind, it will be invaluable to
readers with a general interest in British politics, as well as to
undergraduate and postgraduate students of the subject.
This volume contains contributions from some of the leading names
in British politics, covering several aspects of electoral
politics.
Contents: Political Awareness and Heterogeneity in Models of
Voting: Some Evidence from the British Election Studies John
Bartle. The Missing Tories in Opinion Polls: Silent, Forgetful or
Lost? John Curtice, Nick Sparrow and John Turner. Anchors Aweigh:
Variations in Strength of Party Identification and in
Socio-political Attitudes among the British Electorate 1991-94 Ron
Johnston and Charles Pattie. Class and Nation in England and
Scotland Anthony Heath, Nan dirk di Graaf and Ariana Need. Crooked
Margins and Marginal Seats James Cornford and Daniel Dorling. A
Question of Interaction: Using Logistic Regression to Examine
Geographic Effects on British Voting Behaviour Andrew Russell.
Discourses of Modernization: Gaitskell, Blair and the Reform of
Clause IV Michael Kenny and Martin J Smith. Voting Behaviour, The
Economy and the Mass Media: Dependency, Consonance and Priming as a
Route to Theoretical and Empirical Integration Neil T Gavin. Error
Correction Models of Party Support: The Case of New Labour Harold D
Clarke, Marianne C Stewart and Paul Whiteley. The Enhancement of
Leadership Power: The Labour Party and the Impact of Political
Communications Richard Heffernan and James Stan
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