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Britain Votes 2005

Ed. Pippa Norris and Chris Wlezien

 

Book forthcoming in August 2005 with Oxford University Press 

The Hansard Society Series in Politics and Government 

Downloadable order form available here.

ISBN: 0198569408 / £16.99

 

Synopsis

As on previous occasions, Oxford University Press will publish a special issue of Parliamentary Affairs on the  May 5th 2005 UK general election, in conjunction with the Hansard Society, and this will also be released as a book. The volume will provide a balanced, comprehensive and topical overview of the campaign and analysis of the results written in a straightforward, clear and lively style for students, colleagues and practitioners.

 

Resources

Research resources for UK election results, major parties, surveys of opinion polls, the mass media, and related links. Note that the British Parliamentary Constituency Database 1992-2005 has now been updated with the new results.

 

 Contents

 

1. INTRODUCTION: THE THIRD BLAIR VICTORY: HOW AND WHY?

By PIPPA NORRIS AND CHRISTOPHER WLEZIEN          

                                  

THE CAMPAIGN                

2. THE OPINION POLLS

By IVOR CREWE                                                           

3. THE PRESS, TELEVISION AND THE INTERNET

By JOHN BARTLE                                                                                              

4. THE LABOUR CAMPAIGN

By DOMINIC WRING                                                                  

5. THE CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN                         

By ANTHONY SELDON AND PETER SNOWDON                       

6. THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT CAMPAIGN

By ANDREW RUSSELL

7. THE CONTINUING ADVANCE OF THE MINOR PARTIES

By PAUL WEBB                                  

 

THE RESULTS

8. TURNOUT: VOTERS STAY HOME - AGAIN

By JOHN CURTICE  

9. THE ELECTION RESULTS IN THE UK REGIONS

By RON JOHNSTON, CHARLES PATTIE AND DAVID ROSSITER            

10. THE ISSUE AGENDA AND VOTING

By PAUL WHITELEY, MARIANNE C. STEWART, DAVID SANDERS, HAROLD D. CLARKE

11. THE IMPACT OF PARTY LEADERS: HOW BLAIR COST LABOUR VOTES

By GEOFFREY EVANS AND ROBERT ANDERSEN  

12. WINNING WOMEN’S VOTES? THE INCREMENTAL TRACK TO EQUALITY

By ROSIE CAMPBELL AND JONI LOVENDUSKI

13. THE IMPACT OF UK ELECTORAL SYSTEMS

By PATRICK DUNLEAVY AND HELEN MARGETTS        

14. CONCLUSIONS: WHETHER THE CAMPAIGN MATTERED AND HOW

By CHRISTOPHER WLEZIEN AND PIPPA NORRIS

 
 

Copyright 2004 Pippa Norris, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138. www.pippanorris.co

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