Political Choice in Britain

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-926654-8
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 591 g

Why do people vote as they do? Indeed, why do they vote at all? What do they think about elections and democracy? This book addresses these questions by focusing on the explanatory power of rival sociological and "individual rationality" models.

Why do people vote as they do? Indeed, why do they vote at all? What do they think about elections, political parties, and democracy? This important book by four leading scholars addresses these questions. Using a wealth of data from the 1964-2001 British

1. Introduction: Political Choice in Britain; 2. Theories of Party Support; 3. Party Support in Britain Before 2001; 4. Electoral Choice in 2001; 5. Electoral Choice and the 2001 Campaign; 6. The Dynamics and Nature of Party Identification; 7. Theories of Turnout; 8. The Decision (Not) to Vote; 9. The 2001 Election and Democracy in Britain; 10. Conclusion: Valenced Voting and Political Choice

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clarke, Harold D.

Sanders, David

Stewart, Marianne C.

Whiteley, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien

Über Autor(innen)

Clarke, Harold D. (Department of Government Studies, University of Essex)