The British General Election of 2015

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-36610-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 483 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 7477 g

The British General Election of 2015 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfolded in the most unpredictable election for a generation. Drawing on hundreds of confidential interviews with all the key players, it offers a compelling insider's guide to the election's background, campaign, and the results which led to the formation of the first majority Conservative government in eighteen years. Designed to appeal to everyone from Westminster insiders, politics students and the wider general public, this is the authoritative account of the 2015 election. Continuing a proud Palgrave Macmillan tradition, The British General Election of 2015 is the 19th edition and celebrates the 70th year of this prestigious series.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cowley, Philip

Kavanagh, Dennis

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1 I'm Afraid There is No Money: Five Years of Coalition
2 How Hard Can it Be? The Conservatives
3 Brand Failure: Labour
4 Zugzwang: The Liberal Democrats and Others
5 The Long and the Short of the SNP Breakthrough; Richard Rose and Mark Shephard
6 Roads and Car Crashes: The Election Approaches
7 Dead Cats and Bogy Men: The National Campaign
8 Different Scripts Required: Election Night
9 Margin of Error: The Polls
10 Where to Drop the Bombs: The Constituency Battle
11 The Battle for the Stage: Broadcasting; Charlie Beckett
12 Still Life in the Old Attack Dogs: The Press; David Deacon and Dominic Wring
13 Variable Diversity: MPs and Candidates; Byron Criddle
14 Out of the Blue: The Campaign in Retrospect
Appendix 1: The Results Analysed; John Curtice, Stephen D. Fisher and Robert Ford
Appendix 2: The Voting Statistics

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Cowley is Professor of Parliamentary Government at the University of Nottingham, UK. His many publications include and .

Dennis Kavanagh is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK. His extensive works include , , and he has been involved in every one of the Palgrave Macmillan election studies since February 1974.