The Organization of Opinion

Open Voting in England, 1832-68
2008. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-21965-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Studies in Modern History

A new account of voting between the First and Second Reform Bills, outlining a new interpretation of electoral behaviour, and emphasizing the links between individual electors and their social context. It also explores the consequences of these ideas for local political organization, suffragism, and the development of the party system.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mitchell, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Explaining Open Voting in England, 1832-1868 Elections and Party Organization in Victorian England Some Electoral Consequences of the Great Reform Bill Organizing the Vote in Lancaster Electoral Change in Bedford 1832–68 The Voter and the Electoral Community After the Second Reform Bill The Organization of Opinion Appendix i: Poll Books and Nominal Record Linkage Appendix ii: Votes and Ballots Appendix iii: Measuring Electoral Change Notes References Index

Über Autor(innen)

JEREMY C. MITCHELL is a Lecturer in Government at the Open University. His publications include (with Anne Davies), and (co-edited with Dirk Berg-Schlosser) , and .