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(Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London), (Professor of Politics, University of Sussex)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 406 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 234x156x20 mm, kaal: 694 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 28-Sep-2021
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0199217246
  • ISBN-13: 9780199217243
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 406 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 234x156x20 mm, kaal: 694 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 28-Sep-2021
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0199217246
  • ISBN-13: 9780199217243
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The new edition of this successful book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview and account of the changing nature of party politics in Britain today.

Webb and Bale draw on models of comparative politics in conducting a wealth of new empirical analysis to map and explain the ways in which the party system has evolved, and the parties have 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.

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A brilliant, mind expanding book and very readable. * Chris Mason, BBC Political Correspondent and presenter of BBC Radio 4's Any Questions * Eye-opening unknown insights into the inner life of political parties will grip casual and expert readers alike. Leaders who resist reforms, beware complacency at growing public distrust and cynicism, this timely and lively book warns, for parties are vital components of our democratic life. * Polly Toynbee, guardian columnist and co-author of The Lost Decade: 2010-2020 and What Lies Ahead for Britain * In an age of extraordinary political flux, this authoritative analysis of shifting party allegiances and fragmenting political tribes is essential reading not only for students of politics but for anyone interested in the trends shaping public life. * Rachel Sylvester, Columnist and Interviewer, The Times * When so much of the media focus is on leaders this is a brilliantly researched and illuminating reminder that British politics is based around parties...making it a must read for all those that want to make sense of the changing political patterns around the UK. * Steve Richards, Author and Broadcaster *

List of Figures
xiii
List of Tables
xv
Appendix: Tables on which various figures are based xvii
1 Party systems in the UK: An overview
1(44)
Introduction
1(15)
The Westminster party system
4(1)
1945-70 The era of classic two-partyism
4(6)
Post-1974: The emergence of latent multi-partyism
10(6)
Devolved party systems
16(21)
Scotland
17(6)
Wales
23(5)
Northern Ireland
28(9)
Party systems in local government
37(4)
Conclusion
41(4)
2 The changing electoral market in Britain: From mobilization to competition
45(22)
The social bases of party support and the closing of the electoral market in Britain
46(4)
Partisan identification and the frozen party system
50(2)
Indications of electoral instability after 1970
52(8)
The debate about class dealignment in Britain
60(4)
Conclusion
64(3)
3 Understanding electoral change: Realignment or dealignment?
67(38)
Realignment and the emergence of new cleavages
67(22)
Sectoral cleavages
68(4)
Geographical cleavages
72(4)
Sex, age, and electoral alignment
76(5)
The postmaterialism cleavage
81(4)
Brexit and the European dimension: A new cleavage?
85(4)
Dealignment
89(13)
Cognitive mobilization
90(5)
Class secularization
95(3)
Changing party performance
98(3)
Disdainful media treatment of party politics
101(1)
Conclusion
102(3)
4 How parties compete (1): Ideological reputations and manoeuvres
105(28)
Ideology and party competition
105(3)
Conservative party ideology
108(6)
Scepticism about human ability---and perfectibility
109(1)
The value of tradition, community, and convention
110(1)
Society as organic and innately hierarchical
110(1)
Nation and empire
111(1)
Limited economic intervention
112(2)
Liberal Democrat ideology
114(5)
Labour and the social democratic tradition
119(6)
The Greens
125(1)
UKIP and the Brexit/Reform UK Party
126(3)
Conclusion: Party ideologies in two dimensions
129(4)
5 How parties compete (2): Programmatic adaptation
133(42)
Ideological dimensions and party competition
133(8)
Party movements in one-dimensional space
141(4)
Party movements in two-dimensional space
145(13)
The connection between party ideology and voter preferences
158(3)
The endogenous impact of party competition on voter preferences
161(4)
Ideology and voting behaviour
165(5)
Conclusion
170(5)
6 How parties compete (3): Images, media effects, and political marketing
175(30)
What are party images and why do they matter?
175(6)
Do leaders make (that much of) a difference?
181(4)
The media
185(6)
Party competition and political marketing
191(7)
Conclusion
198(7)
7 Conflict and cohesion within parties
205(32)
The influence of the parliamentary backbenches
207(5)
Factionalism and the conceptual dimensions of intra-party politics
212(5)
Analysing intra-party politics in two-dimensional ideological space
217(2)
British party members in two-dimensional space
219(3)
Parliamentarians in two-dimensional space
222(3)
The realigning impact of Europe on parliamentary parties
225(3)
Factions, tendencies, or single-issue alliances?
228(6)
Conclusion: Factionalism, intra-party and cross-party alignments
234(3)
8 Members, leaders, and the distribution of power within parties
237(26)
Ideal types---and some British idiosyncrasies
237(2)
The Conservatives
239(6)
The Labour Party
245(9)
The Liberal Democrats
254(1)
The Scottish National Party
255(1)
The Green Party of England and Wales
256(1)
Elites, activists, members---and voters: May's law of curvilinear disparity
257(3)
Conclusion
260(3)
9 Party organizational resources
263(38)
Resources 1 Party members
263(18)
Interpreting the decline of party memberships
267(9)
The value of members to modern parties
276(5)
Resources 2 Funding
281(14)
Resources 3 Staff and policy assistance
295(3)
Conclusion
298(3)
10 Parties and the political system
301(30)
Popular dissatisfaction with party politics in Britain
301(2)
How well are Britain's political parties fulfilling their political functions?
303(25)
Governance and political recruitment
304(7)
Representation
311(9)
Political communication
320(1)
Political participation
321(7)
Conclusion
328(3)
Appendix 331(12)
References 343(28)
Index 371
Paul Webb is Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex, and has held previous and visiting positions at universities in the UK, Australia and Japan. He has researched and published widely on party and electoral politics and is editor of the journal Party Politics. He is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.



Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London. Previously he taught at Sussex University, Victoria University of Wellington and Sheffield University. He specializes in party politics in the UK and Europe and appears frequently in the British and international media.