Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 386 g
Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 386 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-874895-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press
The 2015 General Election was one of the most extraordinary contests of recent times, with an outcome which surprised some analysts. Britain Votes 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of the campaign and outcome. A team of experts assess the results, offering detailed analysis of the overall and English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish contests. The strategy, finance and performance of the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, SNP and UKIP, along with several other parties, are dissected in detail. Key issues such as economy and immigration are explored. Combining retrospective analysis with assessment of future directions, Britain Votes 2015 is indispensable for all scholars of British elections and politics.
The latest in a distinguished series of election volumes produced by the Hansard Society and Oxford University Press, Britain Votes 2015 features the work of a range of top academics, including Tim Bale and Paul Webb on the Conservatives, Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs on women and the election, John Curtice on the impact of the electoral system, Steven Fielding on Labour, Matthew Flinders on political disaffection, Matthew Goodwin on UKIP, Andrew Gamble on the economy, and James Mitchell on the Scottish National Party.
Britain Votes 2015 is essential reading for anyone interested in the campaign, outcome and consequences of the 2015 General Election.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
- Introduction: Single Party Government in a Fragmented System
Andrew Geddes and Jonathan Tonge
- The Results: How Britain Voted
David Denver
- A Return to Normality? How the Electoral System Operated
John Curtice
- The Conservatives: Their Sweetest Victory?
Tim Bale and Paul Webb
- 'Hell No!' Labour's Campaign: The Correct Diagnosis but the Wrong Doctor?
Steven Fielding
- From Coalition to Catastrophe: The Electoral Meltdown of the Liberal Democrats
David Cutts and Andrew Russell
- Sea Change in Scotland
James Mitchell
- Wales: Still a Labour Stronghold but Under Threat?
Jonathan Bradbury
- Another Communal Headcount: The Election in Northern Ireland
Jonathan Tonge and Jocelyn Evans
- Party Finance: The Death of the National Campaign?
Justin Fisher
- The Economy
Andrew Gamble
- Immigration, Issue Ownership and the Rise of UKIP
James Dennison and Matthew Goodwin
- The Other Insurgency? The Greens and the Election
James Dennison
- All Aboard the Pink Battle Bus? Women Voters, Women's Issues, Candidates and Party Leaders
Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs
- Exit Velocity: The Media Election
Dominic Wring and Stephen Ward
- The General Rejection? Political Disengagement, Disaffected Democrats and 'Doing Politics' Differently
Matthew Flinders
- Conclusions: Economic Narratives and Party Leaders
Jonathan Tonge and Andrew Geddes
- Index
