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  • The Referendum that Changed a Nation

    Scottish Voting Behaviour 2014–2019

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Drawing on data from the Scottish Referendum Study and subsequent Scottish Election Studies, this book provides the first in depth analysis of how voters engaged with the independence referendum in 2014 and what impact this has had on vote choice, polarisation and engagement in Scotland since then. The book contains eight chapters, and discusses how voters engaged with the referendum campaign, ... Read more

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  • Englishness

    The Political Force Transforming Britain

    Until the Brexit referendum, there was widespread doubt as to whether English nationalism existed at all, at least beyond a small fringe. Since then, it has come to be regarded an obvious explanation for the vote to Leave the European Union. Subsequent opinion polls have raised doubts about the extent of continuing English commitment to the Union of the United Kingdom itself. Yet even as ... Read more

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  • Why Regions Matter: Small Worlds in Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Ailsa Henderson ...
    Bringing together experts on regionalism and federalism this collection explores the impact of legislative regions on parties and voters. It reflects on the 1980 publication of Small Worlds by David Elkins and Richard Simeon, which outlined how and why voters and policies differ across Canadian provinces. Using recent data, the essays in this collection provide a comparative re-examination of the ... Read more

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  • The National Question and Electoral Politics in Quebec and Scotland

    Series Book 3 - Democracy, Diversity, and Citizen Engagement Series
    In Quebec and Scotland, questions of constitutional change, national identity, and national grievance play an important role in the electoral calculations of political parties and voters. Taking a strong stance on the national question can have strategic benefits both for parties pushing for greater autonomy and for those endorsing the status quo.In this in-depth look at issue voting, authors Éric ... Read more

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  • Hierarchies of Belonging

    National Identity and Political Culture in Scotland and Quebec

    Ailsa Henderson analyses each nation's linguistic, racial, cultural, economic, and political diversity within a historical and contemporary context. Challenging the assumption that nationalism in Scotland can be characterized as "civic" in contrast to an "ethnic" model in Quebec, Henderson adopts a more complex model of national identity that distinguishes between nationalistic rhetoric, which is ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

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    Power, Politics and the Prime Minister

    Series series Policy Network
    Number Ten Downing Street and the Cabinet Office are at the apex of power in British government, but relatively little is known about the day to day functioning of these great institutions of state. With an unprecedented level of access, and wide-ranging interviews from former ministers, senior civil servants and political advisers, Patrick Diamond examines the administrative and political ... Read more

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  • Working Lives

    Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007

    Series series RGS-IBG Book Series
    Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women’s employment in post-war Britain.A first-rate example of theoretically located empirical analysis of labour market change in contemporary BritainIncludes compelling case studies that combine historical ... Read more

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  • Women and British Party Politics

    Descriptive, Substantive and Symbolic Representation

    by Sarah Childs ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in European Politics
    Women and British Party Politics examines the characteristics of women’s participation at the mass and elite level in contemporary British politics; as voters, party members and elected representatives respectively. It explores what this means for ideas about, and the practice of, descriptive, substantive and symbolic representation. The main focus is on the feminization of British party politics ... Read more

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  • Representing Women in Parliament

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    Series series Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
    The first book-length treatment of the political representation of women in countries with parliamentary systems based on the Westminster model.Written by a major international team of authors, this new study features twelve chapters on both new and established parliaments, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It tests the latest theories about women's political ... Read more

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  • Democratic Decline and Democratic Renewal

    Political Change in Britain, Australia and New Zealand

    The story of liberal democracy over the last half century has been a triumphant one in many ways, with the number of democracies increasing from a minority of states to a significant majority. Yet substantial problems afflict democratic states, and while the number of democratic countries has expanded, democratic practice has contracted. This book introduces a novel framework for evaluating the ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Politics in Australia

    Theories, Practices and Issues

    Contemporary Politics in Australia provides a lively and wide-ranging introduction to the study of Australian politics. Written by a diverse range of experts, the book offers a comprehensive overview of current theories, debates and research in Australian political science and looks forward to new developments. It encompasses not only formal and institutionally based politics, but also the ... Read more

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  • Transforming Cities

    New Spatial Divisions and Social Tranformation

    This collection examines the profound transformations that have characterised cities of the advanced capitalist societies in the final decades of the 20th century. It analyses ways in which relationships of contest, conflict and cooperation are realised in and through the social and spatial forms of contemporary urban life. In particular, the essays focus on the impact of economic restructuring ... Read more

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