Organization of Opinion - Open Voting in England, 1832-68

Informationen zum Autor JEREMY C. MITCHELL is a Lecturer in Government at the Open University. His publications include Reforming the Lords (with Anne Davies), and (co-edited with Dirk Berg-Schlosser)  Conditions of Democracy in Europe, 1919-39: Systematic Case Studies , and Authoritarianism and Democracy in Europe, 1919-39: Comparative Analyses . Klappentext A new account of voting between the First and Second Reform Bills, outlining a new interpretation of electoral behaviour, and emphasizing the links between individual electors and their social context. It also explores the consequences of these ideas for local political organization, suffragism, and the development of the party system. Zusammenfassung A new account of voting between the First and Second Reform Bills, outlining a new interpretation of electoral behaviour, and emphasizing the links between individual electors and their social context. It also explores the consequences of these ideas for local political organization, suffragism, and the development of the party system. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Explaining Open Voting in England, 1832-1868 Elections and Party Organization in Victorian England Some Electoral Consequences of the Great Reform Bill Organizing the Vote in Lancaster Electoral Change in Bedford 1832–68 The Voter and the Electoral Community After the Second Reform Bill The Organization of Opinion Appendix i: Poll Books and Nominal Record Linkage Appendix ii: Votes and Ballots Appendix iii: Measuring Electoral Change Notes References Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J Mitchell, J. Mitchell, Jeremy Mitchell, Jeremy C. Mitchell
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2008
• EAN: 9780230219656
• ISBN: 978-0-230-21965-6
• Pagine: 229
• Serie: Studies in Modern History; Studies in Modern History (Pal; Studies in Modern History; Studies in Modern History (Pal
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; B, History, History: specific events & topics, European History, Social History, Social & cultural history, Political science & theory, Political History, World Politics, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Elections & referenda, elections, Electoral Politics, Europe—History, elections;Electoral;England;party system;reform;voter;voting