LEADER 04737nam 2200445 450 001 9910522988603321 005 20230630001603.0 010 $a3-030-86492-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6817936 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6817936 035 $a(CKB)19934886700041 035 $a(OCoLC)1287129067 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919934886700041 100 $a20220819d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aElections and voters in Britain /$fDavid Denver and Robert Johns 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2022] 210 4$d©2022 215 $a1 online resource (338 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Denver, David Elections and Voters in Britain Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030864910 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Studying British Elections -- Why Study Elections? -- Studying Elections -- Analysing Election Results -- Surveys of the Electorate -- Election Results and Survey Data Compared -- Theories of Voting -- The Sociological Approach and the Michigan Model -- Voting as Rational Choice -- References -- 2 Turnout: Why People Vote (or Don't) -- Turnout Variations Over Time -- Turnout Variations Across Constituencies -- Survey Studies of Non-voting -- Who Votes? -- Age and Turnout -- The Consequences of Low Turnout -- Conclusion: What Is to Be Done About Low Turnout? -- References -- 3 The Changing British Party System -- Class and the Two-Party System -- Measuring Class and Class Voting -- Religion -- Partisan Alignment -- An Alternative View of Party Identification -- Dealignment -- Class Dealignment -- Partisan Dealignment -- The Causes of Dealignment -- 'Bottom Up' Explanations -- 'Top Down' Explanations -- Dealignment and Electoral Volatility -- Inter-Election Volatility -- Mid-term Movements -- Campaign Swithering -- From Dealignment to Realignment? -- References -- 4 Issues, Policies and Performance -- Issue Voting -- Which Issues Matter? -- Measuring Issue Voting -- Position Issues, Policies and Ideology -- Issues or Ideology? -- Ideology: A Spatial View -- Politics in Two Dimensions -- Valence Issues and Performance -- The Economy and Voting -- The 'Traditional' or Aggregate Approach -- The Individual-Level Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Party Images and Party Leaders -- Party Images -- The Content of Party Images -- Party Images and Party Choice -- Party Leaders -- Why Leadership Matters (More) -- Leader Evaluations and Party Choice -- The Sources of Party and Leader Images -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Campaigning and the Media -- National Campaigning. 327 $aOpinion Polls -- The Media -- Media Effects -- Television -- The National Press -- Constituency Campaigning -- The Digital Campaign -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Geography of British Elections -- Regional Variations -- Urban-Rural Variations -- Explaining Regional Variations -- Constituency Variations -- Tactical Voting -- Localities and Neighbourhoods -- Explaining the Impact of the Local Political Environment -- References -- 8 Elections and Electoral Systems -- The Operation of First-Past-the-Post -- Representativeness -- Regional Imbalance -- Bias -- 'Wasted' Votes and Safe Seats -- Drawing the Boundaries -- In Defence of First-Past-the-Post -- Elections and Voting Under Different Electoral Systems -- Mixed Member Proportional (MMP)/Additional Member System (AMS) Elections -- Single Transferable Vote (STV) -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Referendums -- Definition and Role -- The British Experience -- Referendums and Voters in Britain -- Turnout -- Vote Choice -- The Role of the Campaign -- In Defence of (Some) Direct Democracy -- References -- 10 Elections and Party Choice in Britain Today -- Explaining Party Choice -- The Sociological Approach and the Michigan model -- Models Based on Rational Choice -- Issue Voting -- Valence Voting -- Explaining Election Outcomes -- Conclusion -- References -- Glossary of Statistical and Technical Terms -- References -- Author Index -- Index. 606 $aVoting age$xLaw and legislation 607 $aEurope$xPolitics and government$y1492-1517 615 0$aVoting age$xLaw and legislation. 676 $a324.941085 700 $aDenver$b D. T.$01121726 702 $aJohns$b Robert$f1975- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910522988603321 996 $aElections and voters in Britain$92905528 997 $aUNINA