1st Edition

British Elections & Parties Review

Edited By Lyn Bennie, David Denver, Lisa Harrison, Jon Tonge Copyright 2001

    This volume contains contributions from some of the leading names in British politics, covering several aspects of electoral politics.

    Devolution - an early verdict - speech at EPOP Conference, 8 September 2000, Brian Taylor; the measurement of party identification in Britain - where do we stand now?, John Bartle; harbingers of new politics? the characteristics and attitudes of candidates in the Scottish Parliament elections, 1999, Lynn Bennie et al; partisan bias in British general elections, Adrian Blau; the dynamics of partisanship in Britain - evidence and implications for critical election theory, Harold D. Clarke et al; voting in the Scottish parliament - the first year, Philip Cowley; Northern Ireland's third tradition(s) - the Alliance Party surveyed, Jocelyn Evans and Jonathan Tonge; explaining ethnic minority representation - contemporary trends in the shadow of the past, Andrew Geddes; theorizing anti-government tactical voting -some evidence from the 1987, 1992 and 1997 British general elections, David W.F. Huang; political awareness and campaign influence in the 1997 Scottish devolution referendum, Samantha Laycock; the accidental president - fuzzy maths, Florida lawsuits and campaign 2000, Pippa Norris; district magnitude and third party representation in local government, Lawrence Ware et al.

    Biography

    Lyn Bennie, David Denver, Lisa Harrison, Jon Tonge

    'This is a lively and readable collection drawn from the eleventh EPOP Conference ... all timely, all interesting, and mostly convincing.' - Political Studies