Dealignment Decades on: Partisanship and Party Support in Great Britain, 1979-1996
Description:
This dissertation surveys electoral change in Great Britain during the period between 1979 and 1996. It analyzes the long-term factors and the short-term dynamics underlying the evolution of three aspects of the electorate: party identification, voting intentions and party support in inter-election periods. Drawing on cross-sectional and panel data from the British Election Studies and public opinion polls, I investigate the impacts of long-term socialization and short-term perceptions on voter…
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Date:
December 1996
Creator:
Ho, Karl Ka-yiu