Table of Contents:
  • The social logic of partisanship : a theoretical excursion
  • Bounded partisanship in Germany and Britain
  • A multivariate analysis of partisan support, preference, and constancy
  • Bounded partisanship in intimate social units : husbands, wives, and domestic partners
  • Bounded partisanship in intimate social units : parents and children
  • Partisan constancy and partisan families : turnout and vote choice in recent British elections
  • Conclusion: family ties, bounded partisanship, and party politics in established democracies.