Britain has become increasingly diverse over the last fifty years and she has been fortunate
to attract relatively highly educated immigrants with democratic values and positive …

Following the outcome of the 2001 and 2005 general elections, when the numbers of
abstainers outweighed the numbers of Labour voters on both occasions, much attention has …

Why do people living in different areas vote in different ways? Why does this change over
time? How do people talk about politics with friends and neighbours, and with what effect …

Conclusion As always in research of this sort, there are a large number of conclusions that
can be drawn. Here, we begin by briefly summarising our findings about the extent to which …

Can a more collaborative form of public management correct for the historical link between
social and economic status (SES) and political participation? New initiatives to involve the …

Political scientists and sociologists on both sides of the Atlantic have made various,
sometimes contradictory claims, about the impact of ethnic, racial and religious diversity …

Since the 1970s, a number of events in international politics have placed the spotlight on
Islam and Muslim communities as never before. The list runs from the Iranian Revolution of …

To what extent do immigrants and visible minorities participate in the electoral process? The
question is crucial to the legitimacy of representative democracies. This chapter surveys …

Across Europe, voter turnout among immigrant minorities is lower than among native
citizens. Social capital theorists like Putnam argue that being part of civic organisations …

Despite public and media attention to ethnic minority young people's political engagement in
recent times, often expressed in crisis narratives about disengagement, disaffection or …