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The revised edition of this popular text incorporates material from the 2005 general election and discusses the latest research. The book provides a lucid account of the development of electoral politics in Britain over the post war period but focuses particularly on recent elections making full use of British Election Study (BES) survey data.
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'For anyone studying elections and voters... this is an essential purchase...Denver observes that his text is not intended for academic colleagues...but I have a suspicion that many of his peers will be using the text to bring themselves up to speed regarding questions that they were too embarrassed to ask.' - Michael Thrasher, Parliamentary Affairs
'Excellent...Informative, concise and lucid; the best exposition of modern debates and explanations regarding voting behaviour.' - Jonathan Tonge, University of Salford, UK
'...an overall summary of the work of specialists in electoral analysis...Recommended.' - M. Curtis, Choice
'This is a wonderful textbook that can be recommended without reservation as a core text for undergraduate...[and] as a very useful introductory text for postgraduate students...Denver has the enviable knack of finding just the right way to explain complex issues to the non-expert reader...' - John Bartle, Political Studies Review
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'For anyone studying elections and voters... this is an essential purchase...Denver observes that his text is not intended for academic colleagues...but I have a suspicion that many of his peers will be using the text to bring themselves up to speed regarding questions that they were too embarrassed to ask.' - Michael Thrasher, Parliamentary Affairs
'Excellent...Informative, concise and lucid; the best exposition of modern debates and explanations regarding voting behaviour.' - Jonathan Tonge, University of Salford, UK
'...an overall summary of the work of specialists in electoral analysis...Recommended.' - M. Curtis, Choice
'This is a wonderful textbook that can be recommended without reservation as a core text for undergraduate...[and] as a very useful introductory text for postgraduate students...Denver has the enviable knack of finding just the right way to explain complex issues to the non-expert reader...' - John Bartle, Political Studies Review
The revised edition of this popular text incorporates material from the 2005 general election and discusses the latest electoral research. The book provides a lucid account of the development of electoral politics in Britain over the post war period but focuses particularly on recent elections making full use of British Election Study (BES) survey data. Expert guidance is provided on the main theoretical approaches to the study of voting behaviour and the common methods of analysis used.
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- PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0230001580
- ISBN 13 9780230001589
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages240
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