Decade of Dealignment

Klappentext This 1983 book examines British politics in the 1970s based on national surveys conducted at the time. Zusammenfassung In this 1983 book, Bo Särlvik and Ivor Crewe examine British politics in the 1970s, basing their work on national surveys conducted by the British Election Study after the elections of February and October 1974 and May 1979. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Note on documentation; Note on tables; Part I. Political Context and Electoral Change Ivor Crewe: 1. The flow of events; 2. The flow of the vote; 3. The lockgates on the vote; Part II. Issues, Opinion and Party Choice in the 1979 Election Bo Särlvik: 4. Opinions on political issues and voting - the directions of the enquiry; 5. Why the parties were liked and disliked; 6. Managing the economy - the Labour government's record and the Conservative alternative; 7. Responses to social and cultural change; 8. Nationalisation and social welfare policies - a rightward shift in electoral opinion 1974-1979; 9. Policy alternatives and party choice in the 1979 election; 10. Ambiguity and change in party positions: three special cases; 11. The impact of the issues - an overall account; 12. The electorate and the party system; 13. The making of voting decisions: political opinions and voting intentions during the campaign; Part III. A Turning-Point?: 14. At the end of a decade; Postscript: realignment in the 1980s?; Appendix. Constructing the flow-of-the-vote tables; Notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Sarlvik Bo, Ivor Crewe, Crewe Ivor, Bo S¿vik, Bo Sarlvik, Bo Särlvik
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521136938
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13693-8
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Political Economy, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, Political parties and party platforms