A transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative elections
Existing theories of social democracy make certain predictions with regards to preferences of the electorate and the characteristics of party types. In this dissertation I test and expand these predictions through the case of the French Socialist Party prior to the 1997 elections. The importance of...
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| author | Moutselos, M |
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| description | Existing theories of social democracy make certain predictions with regards to preferences of the electorate and the characteristics of party types. In this dissertation I test and expand these predictions through the case of the French Socialist Party prior to the 1997 elections. The importance of party strategy and organisation in capturing new, "post-materialist" voters is particularly stressed. Two smaller case studies, the British New Labour and the Spanish Socialist Party during the same period, are used to refine the proposed model. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e86cacf2-e2a3-4133-ad08-35e667aa1f2b2022-03-27T10:46:35ZA transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative electionsThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccuuid:e86cacf2-e2a3-4133-ad08-35e667aa1f2bEuropean democraciesEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2009Moutselos, MCapoccia, GExisting theories of social democracy make certain predictions with regards to preferences of the electorate and the characteristics of party types. In this dissertation I test and expand these predictions through the case of the French Socialist Party prior to the 1997 elections. The importance of party strategy and organisation in capturing new, "post-materialist" voters is particularly stressed. Two smaller case studies, the British New Labour and the Spanish Socialist Party during the same period, are used to refine the proposed model. |
| spellingShingle | European democracies Moutselos, M A transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative elections |
| title | A transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative elections |
| title_full | A transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative elections |
| title_fullStr | A transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative elections |
| title_full_unstemmed | A transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative elections |
| title_short | A transformation of social democracy? : the case of the French plural left in the 1997 legislative elections |
| title_sort | transformation of social democracy the case of the french plural left in the 1997 legislative elections |
| topic | European democracies |
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