Labour''s Grass Roots - The Politics of Party Membership

Zusatztext 'The whole report is well structured and clearly written ... informative in providing new and relevant information in a descriptive way on the characteristics of members and how they compare to those of Labour voters in general ... the report makes an important impact and succeeds in meeting the various requirements of its projected audience. The style is clear and relatively free of theoretical jargon which would detract from its readability. The authors are to be congratulated.'Antony Fielding, University of Birmingham, ERSC Data Archive Bulletin, January 1994 Klappentext This book publishes the results of the first comprehensive study of party members! examining who they are! why they joined the Labour Party! and discussing their views on activism! the party! and society as a whole. Journalistic accounts of party membership abound with images of unrepresentative extremists and eccentrics. This book replaces journalistic hunches with accurate information on a significant group of actors in the British political process. Zusammenfassung This book publishes the results of the first comprehensive study of Labour Party members - who they are, why they joined, and what opinions they hold.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Seyd, Patrick (Lecturer Seyd, Patrick Whiteley Seyd, Seyd Whiteley, Paul Whiteley
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.1992
• EAN: 9780198273585
• ISBN: 978-0-19-827358-5
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political parties and party platforms