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There are increasing concerns about changes in society and the
economy which are undermining the effectiveness of democracy and
weakening traditional conceptions of citizenship. What does it mean
to be a British citizen in the early part of the twenty-first
century? This book presents the first major empirical study of
citizenship in Britain, comprising surveys of political
participation and voluntary activities, and of the beliefs and
values which underpin them. As well as presenting new data, the
authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of
citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in
a modern democracy. It examines why some people are 'good' citizens
when others are 'bad' and it explores the consequences of
citizenship for policy-makers and democracy. Comprehensive and
accessible, this book makes a major contribution to our
understanding of civic attitudes in Britain today and will appeal
to students, researchers and policy-makers.
There are increasing concerns about changes in society and the
economy which are undermining the effectiveness of democracy and
weakening traditional conceptions of citizenship. What does it mean
to be a British citizen in the early part of the twenty-first
century? This book presents the first major empirical study of
citizenship in Britain, comprising surveys of political
participation and voluntary activities, and of the beliefs and
values which underpin them. As well as presenting new data, the
authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of
citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in
a modern democracy. It examines why some people are 'good' citizens
when others are 'bad' and it explores the consequences of
citizenship for policy-makers and democracy. Comprehensive and
accessible, this book makes a major contribution to our
understanding of civic attitudes in Britain today and will appeal
to students, researchers and policy-makers.
The Conservative Party is one of the most successful political
parties in the western world. Its success has been built on its
large grass roots membership. And yet that memberhip appears to be
increasingly disaffected and in decline.;This book is the first in
depth study of this crucial section of the Conservative Party.
Drawing on new and revealing survey data, it paints a fascinating
picture of the social make-up and political views of a grass roots
membership who dislike Jacques Delors more than the European
Community, and The Sun newspaper most of all. The book challenges
the stereotypical view of the Conservative activist as an eccentric
and politically irrelevant Thatcher-loving extremist. Instead, the
authors argue that the grass roots membership are the unsung heroes
of political life; helping to keep the party system working and
democracy intact at a time when it is under considerable
strain.;The authors claim that to some extent the party is the
author of its own problems, and point out the likely dire
consequences for its future success if the current decline
continues. They conclude by outlining the ways in which the
leadership might revitalize its most important polit
Who belongs to the Labour Party and why? What are their opinions
about politics and society, or about the 'new model' party of Neil
Kinnock? After the electoral debacle of 1983 the Labour leadership
embarked on a strategy of modernization in order to win back some
of their lost support. The leadership has consistently tried to
empower the party members at the expense of the trade unions and
the party activists. But this strategy has been a 'leap in the
dark', since the leadership has had no idea what views party
members hold on matters of policy or internal organization. This
book publishes the results of the first comprehensive study of
party members, examining who they are, why they joined the Labour
Party, and discussing their views on activism, the party, and
society as a whole. Journalistic accounts of party membership
abound with images of unrepresentative extremists and eccentrics.
This book replaces journalistic hunches with accurate information
on a significant group of actors in the British political process.
Offers an explanation for political activism and general political
participation
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