The modern British party system.
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview and account of the changing nature of party politics in Britain today. It draws on models of comparative politics to conduct a wealth of new empirical analysis to map and explain the ways in which the party system has evolved and the parties...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | Second edition / |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Summary: | This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview and account of the changing nature of party politics in Britain today. It draws on models of comparative politics to conduct a wealth of new empirical analysis to map and explain the ways in which the party system has evolved and the parties adapted to a changing political environment. Themes covered include the nature and extent of party competition, the internal life and organizational development of parties, the varieties of party system found across the UK, and the roles played by parties within the wider political system. The book also addresses the crisis of popular legitimacy confronting the parties, as well as assessing the scope for potential reform. While parties remain central to the functioning of Britain’s democracy, public disaffection with them is as high as it has ever been; reform of the system of representation and party funding is warranted, but there are unlikely to be any panaceas. This new edition provides comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the variety of party systems found at central, devolved and local levels in British politics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |