Thatcherism and the Conservative Party
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6344879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul F Whiteley (College of William and Mary, Virginia), Paul Whiteley (0000-0002-5640-9476, William & Mary), Patrick Seyd (University of Sheffield), Jeremy Richardson (University of Warwick), Paul Bissell (0000-0001-6503-6205, University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 185-203 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1994.tb01907.x |
| OpenAlex | W2026228492 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
Neither spatial models of party competition nor the ‘Westminster’ model of British politics explain the phenomenon of Thatcherism. One explanation of its success, examined by Crewe and Searing, suggests that Mrs Thatcher sought to convert the Conservative party and the wider electorate to her distinctive brand of liberal Whiggism and traditional Toryism. They found little evidence of the success of this, however, among the British electorate as a whole. In this paper, data from the first national survey of Conservative party members demonstrates that she had little success in converting the Conservative party to these ideas either, although she did have a secure ideological base within the party. The results also suggest that her successor, John Major, has a rather different support base within the party from that of Mrs Thatcher. The implications of these findings for spatial models of party competition and the Westminster model of British politics are discussed
Competition (biology · Conservative government · Ideology · Liberal Party · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Realigning election · Socialism · Sociology · Successor cardinal · Thatcherism · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies
The Making of a Polity
Potential for contestation on European matters at national elections in Europe
Does left/right structure party positions on European integration?
Contesting Europe? The salience of European integration as a party issue
European Integration and Political Conflict
Varieties of capitalism and political divides over European integration
Le phénomène eurosceptique au sein du parti conservateur britannique
Taking care of business
The nature and impact of think tanks in contemporary Britain
Major’s Government in a Major Key
British parties and spatial competition
The Structure of Citizen Attitudes and the European Political Space
Does Left/Right Structure Party Positions on European Integration
Defining the Eu Political Space
Contestation in the Streets
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2004 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |