Class Voting in Western Europe
Subtitle: A Comparative Longitudinal Study
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: June 28, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780739110959
Subjects: Elections & referenda; Sociology - General; Political parties; Political Process - Elections; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Social classes; Politics/International Relations; Politics - Current Events; Government - General; Political Science / General; Political Freedom & Security - General; Voting; Europe, Western; Political aspects
Description: "Class Voting in Western Europe provides a rare, systematic, longitudinal, and cross-national study of social class and party choice in eight democratic Western European countries: Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, (West) Germany, Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands. This work is based on data from the Eurobarometer surveys, conducted from 1975 to 1997. Class Voting in Western Europe outlines the theories of changes in social class and party choice and provides an empirical analysis of class voting. This study differentiates between traditional class voting, total class voting, and overall left-right voting. Knutsen's study provides a new, straightforward understanding of social class and party choice for anyone interested in the complex relationship between modern society and politics."--Jacket.