Political Choice in Britain

by Clarke, Harold D.; Sanders, David; Stewart, Marianne C.; Whiteley, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780199244881
• ISBN10: 019924488X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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

Author Biography

Harold D. Clarke is Ashbel Smith Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at Dallas and Adjunct Professor of Government at the University of Essex.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	xiv
List of Tables	xvii
Political Choice in Britain	1	(16)
Theories and Models of Party Support	17	(22)
Party Support in Britain, 1964--2001	39	(40)
Electoral Choice in 2001	79	(52)
Electoral Choice and the 2001 Campaign	131	(44)
The Dynamics of Party Identification	175	(42)
Theories and Models of Turnout	217	(20)
The Decision (Not) to Vote	237	(42)
The 2001 Election and Democracy in Britain	279	(36)
Valence Politics	315	(14)
Appendix A: 2001 BES Data Used in this Book	329	(8)
Appendix B: BES Party Identification Questions, 1963--2001	337	(3)
Appendix C: Vote in 2001 by Socio-Demographic Characteristics	340	(2)
Appendix D: Turnout by Socio-Demographic Characteristics	342	(3)
References	345	(18)
Index	363