Originally published in 1991, this study examines the views of politics presented by young
people in contemporary Britain. Bhavnani argues that previous studies of youth and youth …

The likelihood that party loyalties reflect the characteristics of parties and political
competition within specific political environments was generally ignored in critiques of party …

After a discussion of the role of 'issues' in models of voting behaviour, this article focuses on
the degree of homogeneity of issue evaluations on the one hand and the match between …

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Discussions of the nature of changes in the class/party association have focused on the
theses of 'trendless fluctuation'and gradual decline in the class basis of British politics. This …

The loyalties voters feel towards political parties are central to the stability of democratic
systems. Political socialisation theories explain these loyalties through parental inheritance …

The Conservative party dominated politics in Britain during the 1980s. Under Margaret
Thatcher, they won three consecutive election victories in 1979, 1983, and 1987, all …

British electoral studies are, not for the first time, under attack. The subject, say the critics,
has become stale and threadbare-theoretically, methodologically and intellectually. The aim …

PARTY politics in Britain have undergone three significant—and connected—changes since
the 1987 general election. The first is the disintegration of the Liberal-SDP Alliance. The …

I wish to extend my particular thanks to Professor Ian Budge, Dr. Peter Mair and Professor
Gosta Esping-Andersen for the comments and help that they have offered at various stages …