Political Participation and Democracy in Britain - Hardcover

Parry, Geraint; Moyser, George; Day, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521332982 ISBN 13: 9780521332989

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Why do some people involve themselves in politics and others not? Which issues are they concerned with? What do they get out of it? Answering such questions is fundamental to understanding political life and the workings of liberal democracies. This book presents the results of one of the most extensive surveys ever undertaken on the levels and patterns of political involvement in Britain. It is based on the findings of a sample survey of nearly 1,600 people across England, Scotland and Wales as well as a further 1,600 men and women and nearly 300 leaders in six specially selected and contrasting communities. These people were asked about the extent to which they had taken political action, particularly at a local level, and the authors found higher levels of participation than previous research has revealed. They analyse these findings in terms of age, gender, social class and education and look at the reactions of local leaders to the efforts people make to influence them.

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Book Description

The results of one of the most extensive surveys ever undertaken on the levels and patterns of political participation in Britain is based on the findings of a sample survey of nearly 3500 people.

About the Author

Geraint Parry was the W.J.M Mackenzie Professor and is now Emeritus Professor of Government at the University of Manchester. His research interests are in democratic theory and practice, political sociology and the history of political ideas. He is the author of 'John Locke' (1978) and, with G. Moyser and N. Day, 'Political Participation and Democracy in Britain' (1992). He has edited 'Participation in Politics' (1972), 'Democracy, Consensus and Social Contract' (1972, with P. Birnbaum and J. Lively), 'Democracy and Democratization' (1994, with M. Moran) and 'Fundamentals in British Politics' (1999, with I. Holliday and A. Gamble). His recent publications have been on the history of the relationship between political theory and educational thought. He has been editor of 'Government and Opposition', the journal of comparative politics, and is a former President of the Political Studies Association of the

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0521332982
• ISBN 13: 9780521332989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 527