Political Representation and Elections in Britain (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 12)
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Author_Peter Pulzer
Back Lash
Capital Punishment
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choice
comparative electoral systems
conservative
democratic participation
Direct Democracy
East Indies
electoral
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George III
labour
Labour Party's Share
Labour Representation Committee
Major Party Alternation
Major Party Vote
marginal
Marginal Seats
Member's Independence
Member’s Independence
Mr Gaitskell
Multi-member Constituencies
Multimember Constituencies
Net Swing
parliamentary
Party
People's Progressive Party
People’s Progressive Party
political elites
Political Party
pressure group influence
rational choice theory
Residential Vote
safe
Scottish National Party
seat
Sir Hartley Shawcross
Social Representativeness
twentieth century political critique
Vice Versa
Voter Irrationality
voting behaviour analysis
West Germany
young
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- ISBN 9780415555432
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 06 Oct 2009
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
