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The study of elections, voting behavior and public opinion are
arguably among the most prominent and intensively researched
sub-fields within Political Science. It is an evolving sub-field,
both in terms of theoretical focus and in particular, technical
developments and has made a considerable impact on popular
understanding of the core components of liberal democracies in
terms of electoral systems and outcomes, changes in public opinion
and the aggregation of interests. This handbook details the key
developments and state of the art research across elections, voting
behavior and the public opinion by providing both an advanced
overview of each core area and engaging in debate about the
relative merits of differing approaches in a comprehensive and
accessible way. Bringing geographical scope and depth, with
comparative chapters that draw on material from across the globe,
it will be a key reference point both for advanced level students
and researchers developing knowledge and producing new material in
these sub-fields and beyond. The Routledge Handbook of Elections,
Voting Behavior and Public Opinion is an authoritative and key
reference text for students, academics and researchers engaged in
the study of electoral research, public opinion and voting
behavior.
The study of elections, voting behavior and public opinion are
arguably among the most prominent and intensively researched
sub-fields within Political Science. It is an evolving sub-field,
both in terms of theoretical focus and in particular, technical
developments and has made a considerable impact on popular
understanding of the core components of liberal democracies in
terms of electoral systems and outcomes, changes in public opinion
and the aggregation of interests. This handbook details the key
developments and state of the art research across elections, voting
behavior and the public opinion by providing both an advanced
overview of each core area and engaging in debate about the
relative merits of differing approaches in a comprehensive and
accessible way. Bringing geographical scope and depth, with
comparative chapters that draw on material from across the globe,
it will be a key reference point both for advanced level students
and researchers developing knowledge and producing new material in
these sub-fields and beyond. The Routledge Handbook of Elections,
Voting Behavior and Public Opinion is an authoritative and key
reference text for students, academics and researchers engaged in
the study of electoral research, public opinion and voting
behavior.
This fascinating book provides a comprehensive and considered
account of the nature of Liberal Democrat electoral politics in
contemporary Britain. It explores the specific challenges facing
the Liberal Democrats in their struggle for identity,
distinctiveness and, most importantly, votes, and examines the
different layers of the party, in terms of organisational
structure, strategy and representation. The book begins with an
analysis of the history of the Liberal party from the days of Lloyd
George through to the present day, before looking closely at the
party's role in contemporary British politics. It looks at the
organisation of the party, from the grassroots to the leadership,
and considers the anatomy of the Liberal Democrat vote - who votes
for the party and why. It goes on to analyse the party's continuing
search for votes and also for seats, which has led the party to
align itself closely to Labour in the early days of the first New
Labour Government, and therafter to gradually to weaken that
alignment. The book includes a number of case studies of how local
strategies were adopted in heartland and marginal seats at the 1997
and 2001 elections.The first modern, up to date analysis of the
Liberal Democrats to be written, Neither Left nor right? will be
essential reading for students of British politics and British
political parties. -- .
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford
Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and
selected open access locations. Electoral Shocks: The Volatile
Voter in a Turbulent World offers a novel perspective on British
elections, focusing on the role of electoral shocks in the context
of increasing electoral volatility. It demonstrates and explains
the long-term trend in volatility, how shocks have contributed to
the level of electoral volatility, and also which parties have
benefited from the ensuing volatility. It follows in the tradition
of British Election Study books, providing a comprehensive account
of specific election outcomes- the General Elections of 2015 and
2017-and a more general and novel approach to understanding
electoral change. The authors examine five electoral shocks that
affected the elections of 2015 and 2017: the rise in immigration
after 2004, particularly from Eastern Europe; the Global Financial
Crisis prior to 2010; the coalition government of the Conservatives
and the Liberal Democrats between 2010 and 2015; the Scottish
Independence Referendum in 2014; and the European Union Referendum
in 2016. The focus on electoral shocks offers an overarching
explanation for the volatility in British elections, alongside the
long-term trends that have led to this point. It offers a way to
understand the rise and fall of the UK Independence Party (UKIP),
Labour's disappointing 2015 performance and its later unexpected
gains, the collapse in support for the Liberal Democrats, the
dramatic gains of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 2015, and
the continuing period of tumultuous politics that has followed the
EU referendum and the General Election of 2017. It provides a new
way of understanding electoral choice in Britain, and also beyond,
and a better understanding of the outcomes of recent elections.
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford
Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and
selected open access locations. Electoral Shocks: The Volatile
Voter in a Turbulent World offers a novel perspective on British
elections, focusing on the role of electoral shocks in the context
of increasing electoral volatility. It demonstrates and explains
the long-term trend in volatility, how shocks have contributed to
the level of electoral volatility, and also which parties have
benefited from the ensuing volatility. It follows in the tradition
of British Election Study books, providing a comprehensive account
of specific election outcomes- the General Elections of 2015 and
2017-and a more general and novel approach to understanding
electoral change. The authors examine five electoral shocks that
affected the elections of 2015 and 2017: the rise in immigration
after 2004, particularly from Eastern Europe; the Global Financial
Crisis prior to 2010; the coalition government of the Conservatives
and the Liberal Democrats between 2010 and 2015; the Scottish
Independence Referendum in 2014; and the European Union Referendum
in 2016. The focus on electoral shocks offers an overarching
explanation for the volatility in British elections, alongside the
long-term trends that have led to this point. It offers a way to
understand the rise and fall of the UK Independence Party (UKIP),
Labour's disappointing 2015 performance and its later unexpected
gains, the collapse in support for the Liberal Democrats, the
dramatic gains of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in 2015, and
the continuing period of tumultuous politics that has followed the
EU referendum and the General Election of 2017. It provides a new
way of understanding electoral choice in Britain, and also beyond,
and a better understanding of the outcomes of recent elections.
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