| The Politics of Competence: Parties, Public Opinion and Voters Contributor(s): Green, Jane (Author), Jennings, Will (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316610551 ISBN-13: 9781316610558 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 324.23 |
| LCCN: 2017029486 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 327 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using decades of public opinion data from the US, UK, Australia, Germany and Canada, and distinguishing between three concepts - issue ownership, performance and generalised competence - Green and Jennings show how political parties come to gain or lose 'ownership' of issues, how they are judged on their performance in government across policy issues and how they develop a reputation for competence (or incompetence) over a period in office. Their analysis tracks the major events causing people to re-evaluate party reputations and the costs of governing which cause electorates to punish parties in power. They reveal why, when and how these movements in public opinion matter to elections. The implications are important for long-standing debates about performance and partisanship, and reveal that public opinion about party and governing competence is, to a great extent, the product of major shocks and predictable dynamics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Green, Jane: - Jane Green is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester and a Co-Director of the British Election Study, the UK's leading source of election data since 1964. |