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  • Formation of Government Coalition in Westminster Democracies

    Towards a Network Approach

    Series Book 26 - Studies in Politics, Security and Society
    The theoretical goal of the research presented in this book was to include elements of social network analysis into the classical neo-institutional theories of the government coalition formation process. The empirical goal was to verify the benefits and accuracy of this modified analytical model in the analysis of three deviant government coalition formation cases: in Canada (2008), Great Britain ... Read more

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  • Exploring Party Switching in East-Central European Legislatures

    Party Drifters, Mavericks, and Chameleons

    Series series Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems
    This book challenges the approach of relying on election outcomes to analyse party systems, contending that changes can be also identified and documented beyond the scope of parliamentary elections through legislative party switching.It argues that significant party system changes occur often within parliamentary terms, and legislative party switching is not a pathological feature of democracy but ... Read more

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    Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain

    Series series Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy
    Winner of the Political Book of the Year Award 2015The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is the most significant new party in British politics for a generation. In recent years UKIP and their charismatic leader Nigel Farage have captivated British politics, media and voters. Yet both the party and the roots of its support remain poorly understood. Where has this political revolt come from? Who is ... Read more

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  • Brexitland

    Long-term social and demographic changes - and the conflicts they create - continue to transform British politics. In this accessible and authoritative book Sobolewska and Ford show how deep the roots of this polarisation and volatility run, drawing out decades of educational expansion and rising ethnic diversity as key drivers in the emergence of new divides within the British electorate over ... Read more

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  • Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box

    50 Things You Need To Know About British Elections

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    HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED... ... what emotions really influence where your cross goes on the ballot paper? ... whether people are claiming to vote when they haven't? ... which party's supporters are the kinkiest in bed? In the run-up to the most hotly contested and unpredictable election in a generation, this exhilarating read injects some life back into the world of British electoral politics. Sex, ... Read more

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  • The New Working Class

    How to Win Hearts, Minds and Votes

    Recent events such as the Brexit vote and the 2017 general election result highlight the erosion of traditional class identities and the decoupling of class from political identity. The majority of people in the UK still identify as working class, yet no political party today can confidently articulate their interests. So who is now working class and how do political parties gain their support ... Read more

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  • Brexit and British Politics

    Brexit has changed everything - from our government, to our economy and principal trading relationship, to the organization of our state. This watershed moment, which surprised most observers and mobilized previously apathetic sections of the electorate, is already transforming British politics in profound and lasting ways.In this incisive book, leading analysts of UK and EU politics Geoffrey ... Read more

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  • Sex, Lies and Politics

    The Secret Influences That Drive our Political Choices

    Elections aren't just important – they are revealing. They tell us things about who we are and how we behave. Written by leading political experts, Sex, Lies and Politics reveals what really makes us tick.At once funny, revealing and shocking, it covers everything you need to know about the voters and their quirks, foibles and sexual secrets, including when they lie (often to themselves), how they ... Read more

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    Balancing Europeanization and Independence

    Series series Europe Today
    This deeply informed text sets the government and politics of Britain firmly in the context of Britain's enduring membership in the European Union. Michael L. Mannin thoroughly applies the concept of "Europeanization" across the political system to explore how far change is a product of Britain's interdependent relationship with the EU. He shows how the EU's treaty relationships present new ... Read more

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  • Scotland, the UK and Brexit

    A Guide to the Future

    Edited by Gerry Hassan, Russell Gunson ...
    The unexpected outcome of the 2017 UK general election means that the UK Government lacks a clear mandate on Brexit and also that the Scottish Government lacks a clear mandate on holding a second Independence Referendum consequent to the material change in circumstance which will be brought about by Brexit. We are in for a bumpy, unpredictable ride, one with profound consequences for the people of ... Read more

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  • Party Discipline and Parliamentary Politics

    One of the chief tasks facing political leaders is to build and maintain unity within their parties. This text examines the relationship between party leaders and Members of Parliament in Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, showing how the two sides interact and sometimes clash. Christopher J. Kam demonstrates how incentives for MPs to dissent from their parties have been amplified by a ... Read more

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  • More Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box

    Another 50 things you need to know about elections

    Edited by Philip Cowley ...
    With a foreword by Isabel HardmanHAVE YOU EVER WONDERED…… how people feel about sleeping with the political enemy?… whether gambling markets are best at predicting political outcomes?… who Santa Claus would vote for?Then look no further. More Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box brings us another collection of concise chapters penned by leading political experts and... ... Read more

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