Footsoldiers: Political Party Membership in the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9781138302464 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Tim Bale; Paul Webb; Monica Poletti

Opis

This accessible, rigorously researched and highly revealing book lifts the lid on political party membership. It represents the first in-depth study of the UK's six biggest parties – Labour, the Conservatives, the SNP, the Lib Dems, UKIP and the Greens – carried out simultaneously.

Spis treści

1. Introduction

2. Party Members: What we think we already know

3. Who are the Members?

4. What do Party Members Think?

5. The Supply Side: Why do people join parties?

6. What do Members do for Their Parties – and Why?

7. What do Members Think of Their Parties and How They Operate?

8. Quitting: Why members leave their parties

9. The Demand Side: How parties see membership

10. Conclusion: The parliamentary/extra-parliamentary balancing act