Political Science and Political Behaviour

Originally published in 1983, this book locates the behavioural approach to the study of politics in its social science and historical context. The text reviews the findings in a number of fields - public opinion, electoral behaviour, political participation, policy outputs, political recruitment, political welfare and socialisation

Sommario

1.The Study of Political Behaviour 2. Public Opinion 3 Political Socialisation 4. Political Culture 5. Elections and Voting Behaviour 6. Politics and the Socio-Economic Environment 7. Political Leaders 8. What Governments Do 9. Political Participation and Political Democracy 10. Assessment

Info autore

Dennis Kavanagh is emeritus professor of politics and communications at Liverpool University. Before then he held senior posts at the universities of Manchester and Nottingham. He has also been a visiting professor at Stanford, California and the European University Institute in Florence. He has written or edited over 30 books, including the Nuffield series of studies of British general elections with Sir David Butler between 1974 and 2005, and with Philip Cowley for the elections between 2005 and 2017.

Riassunto

Originally published in 1983, this book locates the behavioural approach to the study of politics in its social science and historical context. The text reviews the findings in a number of fields – public opinion, electoral behaviour, political participation, policy outputs, political recruitment, political welfare and socialisation

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dennis Kavanagh, Kavanagh Dennis
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032760285
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276028-5
• Pagine: 236
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Opinion Polling