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        Elections & referenda
        July 2013

        German electoral politics

        by Roberts

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        Elections & referenda
        July 2013

        German electoral politics

        by Roberts

      • Trusted Partner
        Elections & referenda
        July 2012

        German electoral politics

        by Roberts

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2012

        Coalition Britain

        The UK election of 2010

        by Gianfranco Baldini, Jonathan Hopkin

        The 2010 election has transformed the British political landscape, ushering in a coalition government for the first time since the Second World War, and breaking up the UK's traditional pattern of two-party dominance. This book analyses the implications of this turning point in British history, looking beyond the sound and fury of the election campaign in search of the deeper causes and long-term consequences of the 2010 poll. As well as assessing the reasons for Labour's defeat and the Conservatives' failure to win the election outright, the book also addresses the impact of the global financial crisis and the problems facing the British economy one decade into the new century. This volume will be of interest both to academic specialists, students and the interested general reader seeking insights into the rapidly changing British political scene. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2017

        The Trump revolt

        by Edward Ashbee, Bill Jones

        This book considers the reasons for Donald Trump's surprise victory in the 2016 presidential election. It charts the prolonged campaign and the realigning processes that took place, analysing the ideas that defined the Trump platform, the electoral shifts in states regarded as solid 'firewalls' for the Democratic Party and the responses of Republican Party elites. Although he is subject to contradictory pressures, the book places Trump firmly within the right-wing populist tradition. However, it argues that the sentiments that drove his campaign were not only a response to economic fears, high levels of inequality and racial resentment - they were also shaped by the structural character of American governance, which fuels hostility towards Washington DC and the 'political class'. The book concludes by assessing the extent to which Trump's victory and parallel developments in Europe mark a reconfiguration of neoliberalism.

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2012

        Coalition Britain

        The UK election of 2010

        by Gianfranco Baldini, Jonathan Hopkin

        The 2010 election has transformed the British political landscape, ushering in a coalition government for the first time since the Second World War, and breaking up the UK's traditional pattern of two-party dominance. This book analyses the implications of this turning point in British history, looking beyond the sound and fury of the election campaign in search of the deeper causes and long-term consequences of the 2010 poll. As well as assessing the reasons for Labour's defeat and the Conservatives' failure to win the election outright, the book also addresses the impact of the global financial crisis and the problems facing the British economy one decade into the new century. This volume will be of interest both to academic specialists, students and the interested general reader seeking insights into the rapidly changing British political scene. ;

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        Political science & theory
        June 2017

        Race and the Obama administration

        Substance, symbols and hope

        by Andra Gillespie

        The election of Barack Obama marked a critical point in American political and social history. Did the historic election of a black president actually change the status of blacks in the United States? Did these changes (or lack thereof) inform blacks' perceptions of the President? This book explores these questions by comparing Obama's promotion of substantive and symbolic initiatives for blacks to efforts by the two previous presidential administrations. By employing a comparative analysis, the reader can judge whether Obama did more or less to promote black interests than his predecessors. Taking a more empirical approach to judging Barack Obama, this book hopes to contribute to current debates about the significance of the first African American presidency. It takes care to make distinctions between Obama's substantive and symbolic accomplishments and to explore the significance of both.

      • Trusted Partner
        Political science & theory
        June 2017

        Race and the Obama administration

        Substance, symbols and hope

        by Andra Gillespie

        The election of Barack Obama marked a critical point in American political and social history. Did the historic election of a black president actually change the status of blacks in the United States? Did these changes (or lack thereof) inform blacks' perceptions of the President? This book explores these questions by comparing Obama's promotion of substantive and symbolic initiatives for blacks to efforts by the two previous presidential administrations. By employing a comparative analysis, the reader can judge whether Obama did more or less to promote black interests than his predecessors. Taking a more empirical approach to judging Barack Obama, this book hopes to contribute to current debates about the significance of the first African American presidency. It takes care to make distinctions between Obama's substantive and symbolic accomplishments and to explore the significance of both.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2018

        The post-crisis Irish voter

        Voting behaviour in the Irish 2016 general election

        by David M. Farrell, Michael Marsh, Theresa Reidy

        1 Ireland's post crisis-election - Michael Marsh, David M. Farrell and Theresa Reidy 2 Mining the ballot: preferences and transfers in the 2016 election - Kevin Cunningham 3 Ideological dimensions in the 2016 election - Kevin Cunningham and Johan A. Elkink 4 Social and Ideological Bases of Voting - John Garry 5 Party identification in the wake of the crisis: a nascent realignment? - Rory Costello 6 Why did the 'recovery' fail to return the government? - Michael Marsh 7 Party or candidate? - Michael Courtney and Liam Weeks 8 Political Fragmentation on the March: Campaign Effects in 2016 - Theresa Reidy and Jane Suiter 9 The Impact of Gender Quotas on Voting Behaviour in 2016 - Gail McElroy 10 What do Irish voters want from and think of their politicians? - David M. Farrell, Michael Gallagher and David Barrett 11 Popularity and Performance? Leader effects in the 2016 election - Stephen Quinlan and Eoin O'Malley Appendix: the INES 2016 Questionnaires Index

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2018

        None past the post

        Britain at the polls 2017

        by Nicholas Allen, John Bartle

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2018

        None past the post

        Britain at the polls 2017

        by Nicholas Allen, John Bartle

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2018

        Government by referendum

        by Matt Qvortrup, Bill Jones

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2018

        The post-crisis Irish voter

        Voting behaviour in the Irish 2016 general election

        by David M. Farrell, Michael Marsh, Theresa Reidy

        1 Ireland's post crisis-election - Michael Marsh, David M. Farrell and Theresa Reidy 2 Mining the ballot: preferences and transfers in the 2016 election - Kevin Cunningham 3 Ideological dimensions in the 2016 election - Kevin Cunningham and Johan A. Elkink 4 Social and Ideological Bases of Voting - John Garry 5 Party identification in the wake of the crisis: a nascent realignment? - Rory Costello 6 Why did the 'recovery' fail to return the government? - Michael Marsh 7 Party or candidate? - Michael Courtney and Liam Weeks 8 Political Fragmentation on the March: Campaign Effects in 2016 - Theresa Reidy and Jane Suiter 9 The Impact of Gender Quotas on Voting Behaviour in 2016 - Gail McElroy 10 What do Irish voters want from and think of their politicians? - David M. Farrell, Michael Gallagher and David Barrett 11 Popularity and Performance? Leader effects in the 2016 election - Stephen Quinlan and Eoin O'Malley Appendix: the INES 2016 Questionnaires Index

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2019

        Emmanuel Macron and the remaking of France

        by Alistair Cole, Bill Jones

        This book looks at the period 2015-18 in French politics, a turbulent time that witnessed the apparent collapse of the old party system, the taming of populist and left-wing challenges to the Republic and the emergence of a new political order centred on President Emmanuel Macron. The election of Macron was greeted with relief in European chancelleries and appeared to give a new impetus to European integration, even accomplishing the feat of making France attractive after a long period of French bashing and reflexive decline. But what is the real significance of the Macron presidency? Is it as transformative as it appears? Emmanuel Macron and the remaking of France provides a balanced answer to this pressing question. It is written to appeal to a general readership with an interest in French and European politics, as well as to students and scholars of French politics.

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2019

        Emmanuel Macron and the remaking of France

        by Alistair Cole, Bill Jones

        This book looks at the period 2015-18 in French politics, a turbulent time that witnessed the apparent collapse of the old party system, the taming of populist and left-wing challenges to the Republic and the emergence of a new political order centred on President Emmanuel Macron. The election of Macron was greeted with relief in European chancelleries and appeared to give a new impetus to European integration, even accomplishing the feat of making France attractive after a long period of French bashing and reflexive decline. But what is the real significance of the Macron presidency? Is it as transformative as it appears? Emmanuel Macron and the remaking of France provides a balanced answer to this pressing question. It is written to appeal to a general readership with an interest in French and European politics, as well as to students and scholars of French politics.

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2018

        None past the post

        Britain at the polls 2017

        by Nicholas Allen, John Bartle

        None Past the Post: Britain at the Polls 2017 will bring together a first-class team of contributors in order to provide an account of what happened, and why. As with previous volumes in the Britain at the Polls series, it will not seek to provide a blow-by-blow account of the campaign, nor will it seek to provide a detailed survey-based account of voting behaviour. Rather, it will offer students, professional political scientists and interested general readers 'a series of interpretations of the election and its outcome'. It will analyse recent political, economic and social developments and assess their impact on the election outcome. It will also address broader questions about the operation of the voting and party systems and offer some reasoned speculations about the future of electoral and party politics.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2018

        Government by referendum

        by Matt Qvortrup, Bill Jones

        Referendums are ubiquitous; from Brexit in the United Kingdom in 2016 to same-sex marriage in Australia in 2017 Why are referendums held at all? And when they are held, why are they won or lost? Moreover, what are the consequences of having referendums? Do they strengthen or weaken democracy? Are they mainly won or mainly lost or do they strengthen populist leaders? Or, are referendums a shield against demagogues and overeager politicians? Government by Referendum analyses why politicians sometime submit issues to the people Based on an historical analysis, but with an emphasis on the last two decades, the book shows that referendums often have been lost by powerful politicians. While sometimes used by autocrats, mechanisms of direct democracy have increasingly performed the function of democratic constitutional safeguards in developed democracies.

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2018

        The post-crisis Irish voter

        Voting behaviour in the Irish 2016 general election

        by David M. Farrell, Michael Marsh, Theresa Reidy

        1 Ireland's post crisis-election - Michael Marsh, David M. Farrell and Theresa Reidy 2 Mining the ballot: preferences and transfers in the 2016 election - Kevin Cunningham 3 Ideological dimensions in the 2016 election - Kevin Cunningham and Johan A. Elkink 4 Social and Ideological Bases of Voting - John Garry 5 Party identification in the wake of the crisis: a nascent realignment? - Rory Costello 6 Why did the 'recovery' fail to return the government? - Michael Marsh 7 Party or candidate? - Michael Courtney and Liam Weeks 8 Political Fragmentation on the March: Campaign Effects in 2016 - Theresa Reidy and Jane Suiter 9 The Impact of Gender Quotas on Voting Behaviour in 2016 - Gail McElroy 10 What do Irish voters want from and think of their politicians? - David M. Farrell, Michael Gallagher and David Barrett 11 Popularity and Performance? Leader effects in the 2016 election - Stephen Quinlan and Eoin O'Malley Appendix: the INES 2016 Questionnaires Index

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