Politics of Competence - Parties, Public Opinion and Voters

This analysis reveals how issue ownership, performance and competence shape public opinion about parties, government support and elections, over time and cross-nationally.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Conceptual problems, and solutions; 3. Three concepts of issue competence; 4. Explaining issue ownership change; 5. Performance of governments, and oppositions; 6. Generic competence and costs of governing; 7. Combined effects of ownership, performance and generic competence; 8. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography.

Info autore

Jane Green is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester and a Co-Director of the British Election Study, the UK's leading source of election data since 1964.Will Jennings is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Southampton.

Riassunto

An in-depth and over-time analysis of public opinion about party competence on issues in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Germany, revealing how issue ownership, government performance and generalised competence shape public opinion and how their causes and consequences should shape our understanding of parties, voting and elections.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jane Green, Jane (University of Manchester) Green, Jane (University of Manchester) Jennings Green, Will Jennings, Will (University of Southampton) Jennings, Jennings Will
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781316610558
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61055-8
• Pagine: 327
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Politics & government, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology