Tim Bale, Paul Webb, Monica Poletti

Footsoldiers

Political Party Membership in the 21st Century

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible, rigorously researched and highly revealing book lifts the lid on political party membership. It represents the first in-depth study of the UK's six biggest parties - Labour, the Conservatives, the SNP, the Lib Dems, UKIP and the Greens - carried out simultaneously.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781138302457
• ISBN-10: 1138302457
• Artikelnr.: 57496678

Autorenporträt

Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London, UK. Paul Webb is Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex, UK. Monica Poletti is a Social Researcher in the UK Civil Service, following a Research Fellowship at Queen Mary University of London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Party Members: What we think we already know 3. Who are
the Members? 4. What do Party Members Think? 5. The Supply Side: Why do
people join parties? 6. What do Members do for Their Parties - and Why? 7.
What do Members Think of Their Parties and How They Operate? 8. Quitting:
Why members leave their parties 9. The Demand Side: How parties see
membership 10. Conclusion: The parliamentary/extra-parliamentary balancing
act