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Electoral Change Since 1945
Pippa Norris
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Hardback. This is an account of the relationship between social and political change - how voting behaviour has been affected by the decline of the industrial working class and the rise of the "new" working class - and of how political activity and the mechanics of politics have altered. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
This book explores the nature of electoral change in Britain during the last half century. The period from 1945-70 was the classic era of two-party dominance at every level of British politics: at Westminster, county hall, and in the electorate. Since the early seventies Conservative and Labour hegemony has remained virtually unaltered in Parliament, but their grip has been loosened in local government, and the popular foundations of the two-party system have been eroded among voters.
This book explores the nature of electoral change in Britain during the last half century. The period from 1945-70 was the classic era of two-party dominance at every level of British politics: at Westminster, county hall, and in the electorate. Since the early seventies Conservative and Labour hegemony has remained virtually unaltered in Parliament, but their grip has been loosened in local government, and the popular foundations of the two-party system have been eroded among voters.
Why has Britain evolved from a dominant to a declining two-party system during the last fifty years? This study considers alternative explanations for ... Read more
The book provides students with a fresh and accessible perspective on theories of electoral change, placing developments in Britain within their broader comparative context, and challenging many conventional assumptions about trends in voting behaviour.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Making Contemporary Britain
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631167150
SKU
V9780631167150
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About Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris is Associate Director (Research) of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Professor of Politics at the University of East Anglia.
Reviews for Electoral Change Since 1945
"It is certain to be a serious rival to established texts in the field." EPOP Newsletter, January 1997 "Norris's book is an admirable survey of the scholarly literature on elections since 1945. It is crammed with valuable statistics and global comparisons, but it is not disfigured by the jargon which apparently lends most ... Read more