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Electoral Shocks: The Volatile Voter in a Turbulent World offers a novel perspective on British elections, focusing on the role of electoral shocks in the context of increasing electoral volatility. It demonstrates and explains the long-term trend in volatility, how shocks have contributed to the le...

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Main Authors: Fieldhouse, Ed (Author), Green, Jane, 1974- (Author), Evans, Geoffrey (Author), Mellon, Jonathan A. (Jonathan Andrew), 1988- (Author), Prosser, Christopher (Author), Schmitt, Hermann (Author), Eijk, C. van der (Cees), 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Elections > Great Britain.
Political campaigns > Great Britain > 21st century.
Political parties > Great Britain.
Voting > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 2015.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 2017.
Élections > Grande-Bretagne.
Vote > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement.
Elections
Political campaigns
Political parties
Politics and government
Voting
Great Britain
Brexit
Parteibindung
Politischer Wandel
Wahlverhalten
Wechselwähler
Großbritannien
2000-2099
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2 : Volatility and Electoral Shocks
  • 3 : Turbulent British Politics: An Explanation
  • 4 : The Rise of the Volatile Voter
  • 5 : EU Accession Immigration and the Rise of UKIP
  • 6: The Global Financial Crisis
  • 7: Reward, Blame, and Guilt by Association?: The Electoral Collapse of the Liberal Democrats
  • 8: Scotland: A Tale of Two Referendums
  • 9 : Brexit and the Reshaping of British Electoral Politics
  • 10 : Conclusions
  • Appendix to Chapter 4
  • Appendix to Chapter 5
  • Appendix to Chapter 6
  • Appendix to Chapter 7
  • Appendix to Chapter 8
  • Appendix to Chapter 9
  • Appendix to Chapter 10 : Identity scale questions
  • References
  • Index.