Political Culture in Contemporary Britain
People and Politicians, Principles and Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19981844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William L Miller (0000-0002-9957-1211, University of Glasgow), Annis May Timpson (University of Sussex), Michael Lessnoff (University of Glasgow) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Pages | 544 |
| Publication date | 1996-07-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Political Culture of Contemporary Britain (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198279846.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W794390112 |
| Open Library | OL7398881M |
| ISBN | 9780198279846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 23 |
This book examines what the British people and their politicians really think about the fundamentals of politics. Based on new and revealing survey data, it presents an analysis of British attitudes to civil, political, and social rights. The book uncovers two broad ‘macro-dimensions’ of political principle — liberty and equality — which underlie a large number of more specific principles and shape people’s responses to many practical issues. Controversially, it claims that commitments to liberty and equality tend to run together — only the least educated treat them as alternatives; left-wingers support both and right-wingers oppose both. It explores the influence of social background, personal experience, and the institutional setting on attitudes towards political principles, highlighting in particular age and the complex influences of education and religion. It also shows how arguments and propaganda combine with political principles and party loyalties to influence opinion on practical issues. The final chapter presents an overall model and quantifies the relative power of all these different influences
Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political culture · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics) · Sociology · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Culture politique · Geschichte 1992 · Grande-Bretagne · Great britain · Gro©britannien · History · Politics and government · Politieke cultuur · Politique et culture · Politische Kultur · Umfrage
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |