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Author : Peter G. J. Pulzer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Political Representation and Elections in Britain written by Peter G. J. Pulzer and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter G. J. Pulzer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Political Representation and Elections; Parties and Voting in Great Britain written by Peter G. J. Pulzer and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Pulzer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135027099
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Political Representation and Elections in Britain written by Peter Pulzer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1972, this edition includes expanded sections on class and voting and elites and participation in modern democracy. Many popular misconceptions - about the militancy of party activists, the relations between MPs and constituents, the role of TV and the fairness of the electoral system - are critically examined. Equally important is the review of representational theories, from Greek to Victorian, in the light of what we know today about the workings of Parliament, the role of pressure groups and the mixture of rational and irrational motives in human behaviour. A range of twentieth century critiques, including those of Robert Michels, Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl and Peter Bachrach is presented. Wherever possible, British experience is compared with that of the USA, continental Europe or the Commonwealth.
Author : Peter Pulzer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135027102
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Political Representation and Elections in Britain (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 12) written by Peter Pulzer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1972, this edition includes expanded sections on class and voting and elites and participation in modern democracy. Many popular misconceptions - about the militancy of party activists, the relations between MPs and constituents, the role of TV and the fairness of the electoral system - are critically examined. Equally important is the review of representational theories, from Greek to Victorian, in the light of what we know today about the workings of Parliament, the role of pressure groups and the mixture of rational and irrational motives in human behaviour. A range of twentieth century critiques, including those of Robert Michels, Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl and Peter Bachrach is presented. Wherever possible, British experience is compared with that of the USA, continental Europe or the Commonwealth.
Author : Robert Blackburn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349240907
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (492 download)
Download or read book The Electoral System in Britain written by Robert Blackburn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This excellent new book provides a comprehensive account of the British system of parliamentary elections. It contains a description of the current structure and operation of the electoral system, and pays special attention to those subjects which have given rise to political concern or controversy in recent years. There is extensive analysis and commentary upon the different proposals for reform which are currently in debate, and the author puts forward his own conclusions on how the electoral system should be developed in the years ahead to modernise and improve the quality of representative democracy in Britain.
Author : Shamit Saggar
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719059872
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (598 download)
Download or read book Race and Representation written by Shamit Saggar and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central concern of this study is the political integration of Britain's ethnic minorities. It provides a comparison between the voting behaviour of ethnic minorities and the electorate as a whole, featuring the results of the 1997 ethnic minority election study.
Author : Harold D. Clarke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191639257
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Political Choice in Britain written by Harold D. Clarke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people vote as they do? Indeed, why do they vote at all? What do they think about elections, political parties, and democracy? This important book by four leading scholars addresses these questions. Using a wealth of data from the 1964-2001 British election studies, monthly Gallup polls, and numerous other national surveys conducted over the past four decades, the authors test the explanatory power of rival sociological and individual rationality models of turnout and party choice. Analyses of party choice endorse a valence politics model that challenges the long-dominant social class model. British voters make their political choices by evaluating the performance of parties and party leaders in economic and other important policy areas. Although these evaluations may be products of events and conditions that occur long before an election campaign officially begins, parties' national and local campaign activities are also influential. Consistent with the valence politics model, partisan attachments display individual- and aggregate-level dynamics that reflect ongoing judgements about the managerial abilities of parties and their leaders. A general incentives model provides the best explanation of turnout. Calculations of the costs and influence-discounted benefits of voting and sense of civic duty are key variables in this model. Significantly, the decline in turnout in recent elections does not reflect more general negative trends in public attitudes about the political system. Voters judge the performance of British democracy in much the same way as they evaluate its parties and politicians. Support at all levels of the system is a renewable resource, but one that must be renewed. A command of theory, data, models, and method ensure that Political Choice in Britain will be a major resource for all those interested in elections, voting, and democracy.
Author : Jack H. Nagel
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081220817X
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Representation written by Jack H. Nagel and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In any democracy, the central problem of governance is how to inform, organize, and represent the opinions of the public in order to advance three goals: popular control over leaders, equality among citizens, and competent governance. In most political analyses, voting is emphasized as the central and essential process in achieving these goals. Yet democratic representation encompasses a great deal more than voter beliefs and behavior and, indeed, involves much more than the machinery of elections. Democracy requires government agencies that respond to voter decisions, a civil society in which powerful organized interests do not dominate all others, and communication systems that permit divergent voices to be heard. Representation: Elections and Beyond brings together leading international scholars from a wide range of disciplines to explore the twenty-first-century innovations—in voting laws and practices, in electoral systems, in administrative, political, and civil organizations, and in communication processes and new technologies—that are altering how we understand democratic representation. Featuring twelve essays that engage with national, provincial, and municipal governments across three continents, this volume tackles traditional core elements of democratic representation, such as voting, electoral systems, and political parties, while also underscoring the ways in which beliefs and preferences of citizens are influenced, expressed, and aggregated and the effects of those methods and practices on political agendas and policy outcomes. In pinpointing deficiencies in contemporary democratic practices and possibilities for reform, Representation provides an invaluable roadmap to improve democratic representation in the twenty-first century. Contributors: André Blais, Pradeep Chhibber, Archon Fung, Jacob Hacker, Zoltan Hajnal, Matthew Hindman, David Karpf, Georgia Kernell, Alexander Keyssar, Anthony McGann, Susan Ostermann, Paul Pierson, Dennis Thompson, Jessica Trounstine, Mark E. Warren.
Author : Lawrence Ezrow
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191582859
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Linking Citizens and Parties written by Lawrence Ezrow and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linking Citizens and Parties addresses familiar questions about political representation: Are parties responsive to their core supporters or to the public in general? Do parties that adopt centrist policy positions benefit in elections? Does proportional representation encourage party extremism? These fundamental questions about democracy are paired with the empirical observation of Western European democracies during the last thirty years. The study highlights the pathways (mainstream and niche) through which citizens' political preferences are expressed by their political parties. It concludes with a positive evaluation of these democracies as their citizens have access to at least one, and possibly both niche and mainstream pathways.
Author : Chris Robinson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748631542
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)
Download or read book Electoral Systems and Voting in the United Kingdom written by Chris Robinson and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key feature of the New Labour government's constitutional reform agenda has been the introduction of a number of alternative methods of voting for both existing elections and for those to new political institutions. This book examines the workings of these various systems of elections, looking specifically at how they operate within the United Kingdom and their direct impact on representation and governance. It also considers voting behaviour in the UK, with reference to the context of the electoral system being used. In conclusion there is an attempt to discover the extent to which the introduction and operation of different electoral systems has affected voter behaviour.
Author : Ron Johnston
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191514934
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Putting Voters in their Place written by Ron Johnston and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-10-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people living in different areas vote in different ways? Why does this change over time? How do people talk about politics with friends and neighbours, and with what effect? Does the geography of well-being influence the geography of party support? Do parties try to talk to all voters at election time, or are they interested only in the views of a small number of voters living in a small number of seats? Is electoral participation in decline, and how does the geography of the vote affect this? How can a party win a majority of seats in Parliament without a majority of votes in the country? Putting Voters in their Place explores these questions by placing the analysis of electoral behaviour into its geographical context. Using information from the latest elections, including the 2005 General Election, the book shows how both voters and parties are affected by, and seek to influence, both national and local forces. Trends are set in the context of the latest research and scholarship on electoral behaviour. The book also reports on new research findings.
Author : Vernon Bogdanor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521242073
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The People and the Party System written by Vernon Bogdanor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1981-09-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive critique of the historical debate on the referendum and electoral reform in British politics from the nineteenth century to 1981. The book falls into two parts. First, the role of the referendum in political debate since the beginning of the century is discussed and a detailed analysis of the referendums of the 1970s is presented. Vernon Bogdanor then clarifies both the benefits and the difficulties involved in the wider use of the referendum. In the second part of the book, he examines proposals for electoral reform since 1830 and considers the attitudes of the parties towards it today. The different forms of proportional representation are discussed and the consequences of adopting them in Britain assessed. The People and the Party System is written in clear, non-technical language and is intended for the general reader. It makes an important contribution to a vital debate and will be of interest to all those concerned with British politics.
Author : Harold D. Clarke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521874440
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Performance Politics and the British Voter written by Harold D. Clarke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows that judgment of party competence is at the heart of electoral choice in contemporary Britain.
Author : Pippa Norris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521465588
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)
Download or read book Political Recruitment written by Pippa Norris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asking why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state while others fail, this text examines the relative lack of women, black and working class Members of Parliament, and whether this evident social bias matters for political representation.
Author : Josep M. Colomer
Publisher : ECPR Press
ISBN 13 : 1907301577
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Personal Representation written by Josep M. Colomer and published by ECPR Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal representation is a necessary element to achieve a high quality of democracy. Many studies of electoral systems, by focusing on the allocation of seats to parties, have neglected the study of this essential dimension. In democratic countries different ballot forms and rules exist to vote for individual candidates and to allocate seats to individuals. This book studies the different voting procedures and formulas for personal representation, their origins and consequences, their compatibility with party representation and the strategies and normative criteria for electoral system choice. It presents an analytical framework, new empirical data, an innovative classification of electoral systems, and reproduction of ballots from different countries. The different chapters also offer a number of comparative and single-case studies on candidate selection and on voting in single-seat districts, closed party lists, primary elections, mixed systems, open lists with preferential votes, and open and ordinal ballots.
Author : T. R. Ashworth
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government written by T. R. Ashworth and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Australia, the topic of electoral reform has become a hotly debated issue due to a clause in the Commonwealth Bill that mandates the direct election of six senators from each state. Advocates of the Block Vote argue that the party in the majority should be able to elect all six senators, while a small group of reformers are pushing for the adoption of the Hare system, which would give each section of the population equal representation. In this book, the author proposes a new electoral reform that combines the advantages of both methods while avoiding their disadvantages. This reform would ensure that each electorate is contested by the two main parties, provide fair representation to all sections of the population, and discourage the formation of minor groups that often skew election results. If you're interested in the topic of electoral reform and want to learn more about a potential solution, this book is a must-read.
Author : Paul Whiteley
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472106202
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (62 download)
Download or read book High-intensity Participation written by Paul Whiteley and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an explanation for political activism and general political participation
