Parties heed (with caution)
Public knowledge of and attitudes towards party finance in Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6315535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Vanheerde-Hudson (University College London, UK), Jennifer Vanheerde‐hudson (University College London), Justin Fisher (0000-0002-3527-9422, Brunel University, UK) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-60 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068810393268 |
| PMID | 29097904 |
| OpenAlex | W2100319005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 31 |
Despite comprehensive reform ( Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act) and recent review (Phillips Review in 2007) of party finance in Britain, public opinion of party finance remains plagued by perceptions of corruption, undue influence from wealthy donors, carefree and wasteful spending and, more generally, from the perception that there is just ‘too much money’ in politics. In this article we argue that knowledge of and attitudes to party finance matter, not least because advocates of reform have cited public opinion as evidence for reform. However, because attitudes to party finance are part of a broader attitudinal structure, opinion-led reforms are unlikely to succeed in increasing public confidence. Using data generated from YouGov’s online panel (N=2,008), we demonstrate that the public know little of the key provisions regulating party finance and attitudes to party finance can be explained along two underlying dimensions – Anti-Party Finance and Reformers. As such, we consider whether parties and politicians should be freed from the constraints of public opinion in reforming party finance
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |