Studies of the influence of class and religion on politics often point to their gradual decline as a result of social change. Backed up by extensive evidence from 11 case studies and a 15-country pooled analysis, the editors argue instead that the supply of choices by parties influences the extent of class divisions: political choice matters.
Studies of the influence of class and religion on politics often point to their gradual decline as a result of social change. Backed up by extensive evidence from 11 case studies and a 15-country pooled analysis, the editors argue instead that the supply of choices by parties influences the extent of class divisions: political choice matters.
Geoffrey Evans' research interests include social divisions, inequality, and politics in Britain, models of voting behaviour, the evolution of class and ethno-religious cleavages, and democratic consolidation in postcommunist societies. In addition to many journal articles covering these topics he has produced several books including The End of Class Politics? (OUP 1999). He is University Professor and Official Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford. Nan Dirk De Graaf's research interests include empirical sociology in general, social stratification, especially educational attainment and consequences of social mobility, cultural sociology, sociology of religion and pro-social behaviour, and political sociology and criminology. He is University Professor and Official Fellow Nuffield College, Oxford.
Inhaltsangabe
* Part I: Models, Measurement and Comparative Analysis * 1: Geoffrey Evans and Nan Dirk De Graaf: Explaining Cleavage Strength: The Role of Party Positions * 2: Ryan Bakker and Sara Binzer Hobolt: Measuring Party Positions * 3: Giedo Jansen, Geoffrey Evans and Nan Dirk De Graaf: Examining The Impact of Party Positions and Class Voting in 15 Western Democracies: A Pooled Analysis * Part II: The Case Studies * Anglo-Saxon Democracies * 4: Geoffrey Evans and James Tilley: Ideological Convergence and the Decline of Class Voting in Britain * 5: David L. Weakliem: The United States: Still the Politics of Diversity * 6: Gary Marks: The Declining Impact of Class on the Vote in Australia: Testing Competing Explanations * 7: Robert Andersen: The Class-Party Relationship in Canada, 1965- 2004 * Mainland Europe * 8: Sara Binzer Hobolt: Enduring Divisions and New Dimensions: Class Voting in Denmark * 9: Nan Dirk De Graaf, Giedo Jansen, and Ariana Need: The Political Evolution of Class and Religion: An Interpretation for the Netherlands 1971-2006 * 10: Florent Gougou and Guillaume Roux: Political Change and Cleavage Voting in France: Class, Religion, Political Appeals, and Voter Alignments (1962-2007) * 11: Martin Elff: Social Divisions and Political Choices in Germany, East and West, 1980-2006 * 12: Oliver Heath and Paulo Bellucci: Class and Religious Voting in Italy: The Rise of PolicyResponsiveness * Recent Democracies * 13: Natalia Letki: Do Social Divisions Explain Political Choices? The Case of Poland * 14: Lluís Orriols: Social Class, Religiosity, and Vote Choice in Spain, 1979-2008 * Part III: Concluding observations * 15: Geoffrey Evans and Nan Dirk De Graaf: The Importance of Political Choice and Other Lessons Learned * Bibliography * Index
* Part I: Models, Measurement and Comparative Analysis * 1: Geoffrey Evans and Nan Dirk De Graaf: Explaining Cleavage Strength: The Role of Party Positions * 2: Ryan Bakker and Sara Binzer Hobolt: Measuring Party Positions * 3: Giedo Jansen, Geoffrey Evans and Nan Dirk De Graaf: Examining The Impact of Party Positions and Class Voting in 15 Western Democracies: A Pooled Analysis * Part II: The Case Studies * Anglo-Saxon Democracies * 4: Geoffrey Evans and James Tilley: Ideological Convergence and the Decline of Class Voting in Britain * 5: David L. Weakliem: The United States: Still the Politics of Diversity * 6: Gary Marks: The Declining Impact of Class on the Vote in Australia: Testing Competing Explanations * 7: Robert Andersen: The Class-Party Relationship in Canada, 1965- 2004 * Mainland Europe * 8: Sara Binzer Hobolt: Enduring Divisions and New Dimensions: Class Voting in Denmark * 9: Nan Dirk De Graaf, Giedo Jansen, and Ariana Need: The Political Evolution of Class and Religion: An Interpretation for the Netherlands 1971-2006 * 10: Florent Gougou and Guillaume Roux: Political Change and Cleavage Voting in France: Class, Religion, Political Appeals, and Voter Alignments (1962-2007) * 11: Martin Elff: Social Divisions and Political Choices in Germany, East and West, 1980-2006 * 12: Oliver Heath and Paulo Bellucci: Class and Religious Voting in Italy: The Rise of PolicyResponsiveness * Recent Democracies * 13: Natalia Letki: Do Social Divisions Explain Political Choices? The Case of Poland * 14: Lluís Orriols: Social Class, Religiosity, and Vote Choice in Spain, 1979-2008 * Part III: Concluding observations * 15: Geoffrey Evans and Nan Dirk De Graaf: The Importance of Political Choice and Other Lessons Learned * Bibliography * Index
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