{"product_id":"ideology-strategy-and-party-change-spatial-analyses-of-post-war-election-programmes-in-19-democracies-paperback-9780521056670","title":"Ideology, Strategy and Party Change; Spatial Analyses of Post-War Election Programmes in 19 Democracies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521056670","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIdeology, Strategy and Party Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSpatial Analyses of Post-War Election Programmes in 19 Democracies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comparative assessment of the impact of election pledges on government action.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Budge (Edited by), David Robertson (Edited by), Derek Hearl (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521056670, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e516 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 2.9 cm, 0.778 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe relevance of this book to central concerns of political and social science hardly needs emphasizing. Parties are the organizing force of democratic governments, giving coherence and direction to their policies and relating them to popular preferences. Election programmes are crucial to this role, providing electors with some insight into the policies they are voting for, and parties themselves with a starting point for their activity in government. Discussion begins with a comparative assessment of the impact of election pledges on government action. The book goes on to describe systematically the place of the programmes in the political process of nineteen democracies. It subjects them to detailed qualitative, quantitative and spatial analyses to answer such questions as: Who prepares election programmes and how? What is the nature of modern party divisions? Do they differ across countries? Is there indeed an 'end of ideology' or an intensification? Does the need to attract votes weaken old partisan attachments? Combining individual studies of each country with comparative analyses on a scale never previously undertaken, the book will interest country specialists and comparativists and prove indispensable to research on voting and party behaviour, coalition formation, ideology, and rational choice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Influence of election programmes: Britain and Canada 1945–1979 Colin Rallings\u003cbr\u003e 2. The internal analysis of election programmes Ian Budge\u003cbr\u003e 3. Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States 1946–1981, an initial comparative analysis David Robertson\u003cbr\u003e 4. Canada 1945–1980: party platforms and campaign strategies William P. Irvine\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sri Lanka 1947–1977: elite programmes and mass politics Judith Bara\u003cbr\u003e 6. Israel 1949–1981 Judith Bara\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ireland 1948–1981: issues, parties, strategies Peter Mair\u003cbr\u003e 8. Northern Ireland 1921–1973: party manifestos and platforms Michael Laver\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sweden and Denmark 1945–1982: election programmes in the Scandinavian setting Margareta Holmstedt and Tove-Lise Schou\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Netherlands 1946–81 Karl Dittrich\u003cbr\u003e 11. Belgium 1946–1981 Derek J. Hearl\u003cbr\u003e 12. Luxembourg 1945–1982: dimensions and strategies Derek J. Hearl\u003cbr\u003e 13. Austria 1945–1978 Franz Horner\u003cbr\u003e 14. Electoral programmes in West Germany 1949–1980: explorations in the nature of political controversy Hans-Dieter Klingemann\u003cbr\u003e 15. France 1958–1981: the strategy of joint government platforms François Pétry\u003cbr\u003e 16. Italy 1946–1979: ideological distances and party movements Alfio Mastropaolo\u003cbr\u003e 17. Japan 1960–1980: party programmes in elections Takashi Inoguchi\u003cbr\u003e 18. Do parties differ, and how? Comparative discriminant and factor analyses Ian Budge and David Robertson\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e General bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political parties [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political parties\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20parties%20%5BJPL%5D%22\"\u003eJPL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006287663384,"sku":"9780521056670","price":41.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521056670i_ddc2f138-44b2-4b39-a4b8-4ee87a50fb32.jpg?v=1694968807","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ideology-strategy-and-party-change-spatial-analyses-of-post-war-election-programmes-in-19-democracies-paperback-9780521056670","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}