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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"the Conservative Party"”.
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Factionalism in the Conservative Party : the 'anti-Europeans' since 1970
The Conservative Parliamentary Party (CPP), traditionally regarded as a party of unity and cohesion by many leading academics, has since the early 1970's, witnessed a public display of internal controversies and disunity amongst its members. In the last twenty-eight years, successive Conservative …
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Inventing Burke: Edmund Burke and the Conservative Party, 1790-1918
<p>This thesis explores the circumstances by which Edmund Burke came to be regarded as the father of Anglo-conservatism. Conventional wisdom assumes Burke was hailed as a Conservative oracle from the moment <em>Reflections on the Revolution in France</em> appeared. In fact, nineteenth century …
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The Conservative Party and Thatcherism, 1970-1979: A grass-roots perspective
This thesis argues that ‘Thatcherism’ was consistent with the values, prejudices, and interests of the Conservative party. The threat of socialism was pervasive and underpinned by the party’s socio-economic base. The economic status of the middle class, under threat from inflation, pay controls, …
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The Conservative Party in the age of universal suffrage: Popular conservatism, 1918-1929.
The Conservative Party in the age of universal suffrage: Popular conservatism, 1918-1929.
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Opposition in a Changing Political Environment: Leadership and the Conservative Party, 1997-2010
This thesis examines the changing nature of opposition within the British political system through a study of the balance of power between the Conservative Party and its leader in their most recent period in opposition from 1997 to 2010. A literature on the place of the opposition within the …
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An historical study of unofficial parliamentary party groupings in the Conservative Party from 1830
The public face of any organisation may not necessarily reflect the entirety of an organisation. There may be a highly developed infrastructure and knowledge of this infrastructure may be necessary to understand how the organisation actually operates. There may be a formal one and there may be an …
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The development of the Monday Club and its contribution to the Conservative Party and the modern British right, 1961 to 1990
The thesis is concerned with the organisational and ideological development of the Monday Club and its contribution to the Conservative Governments, the Conservative Party and the modern British Right, from the Club's inception in 1961 to the fall of Margaret Thatcher in 1990. The significance of …
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An elite’s response to democracy: how the Conservative Party adapted to extensions of the franchise; and coped with ensuing political repercussions 1867-1914.
This thesis investigates how the Conservative party coped with the far-reaching effects of democratic reform between 1867 and 1914. It analyses the performance of successive party leaders through their exploitation of high politics; and how ideology influenced their policy, and decision making. It …
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The Conservative Party representatives study 2002: a multi-focus, quantitative analysis of the beliefs, behaviour and background of Conservative Party politicians in 2002
The Conservative Party Representatives Study 2002 is a multi-focus analysis using quantitative methods of the institutional and political culture of Conservative politicians in 2002. A 20-page questionnaire was sent in April 2002 to all Conservative MPs, Peers, MEPs, Scottish MPs, Welsh and Greater …
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The British New Right and the Problem of Public Opinion, c.1965-1987
This thesis is the history of how a selection of influential individuals, who can loosely be described as belonging to a ‘New Right’, identified and sought to tackle a particular problem in politics: how to mould public opinion such that it would support ideas and policies that ran counter to …
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Young Conservatives, Young Socialists and the great youth abstention : youth participation and non-participation in political parties
This thesis is an investigation into participation and non-participation by young people in British political parties. Falling turnout in British elections has lead to concern about the level of popular participation in the political system, especially amongst the young. Those between 18 and 25 are …
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Playing in the Margins: Collaboration Between Local Party Organizations in the Canadian Party System
Collaboration between local party organizations is a peculiar organizational trait for Canadian political parties. It is peculiar because local party organizations were once conceived to be solely concerned with electoral activities in their own district, while central parties helped local …
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The presentation of politics : the place of party publicity, broadcasting and film in British politics, 1918-1939
The Representation of the People Act of 1918 and the Equal Franchise Act of 1928 trebled the electorate and created a near universal franchise. Politicians of the two principal inter-war parties - Conservative and Labour - declared their commitment to rational political education as the basis of …
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The British Labour Party in Opposition, 1979-1997: Structures, Agency, and Party Change
The British Labour Party has spent eighteen years in opposition since 1979. During that time it lost four consecutive general elections to the Conservative Party. In 1997, however, it now looks set to win its first election since 1974. This thesis examines the Labour Party in opposition since 1979, …
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Sport and the state: ideology and practice
The focus of the study is the growing involvement of the British state in sport from the early 1960s to the mid to late 1980s. The thesis maintains that the close association of the organisation of sport with education shifted under government and business influence towards an instrumental welfare …
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An exploration of factors which affected participation in local housing policy: a comparative case study of two London boroughs
… England aimed at low-income neighborhoods, and the participatory process that exists to affect that policy. The research explores factors which affected the participatory process and as a consequence, policy outcomes in two London boroughs (local governments). The recipients of the housing …
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Margaret Thatcher. Formazione e ascesa di un leader.
The thesis sets out to examine the character of British politician Margaret Thatcher, following the path of her life and her career since her years at the University of Oxford, where she studied chemistry, to her election as the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. The investigation has been …
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Preparing for Power: Margaret Thatcher as Leader of the Opposition
This thesis attempts to explore Margaret Thatcher’s years as Leader of the Opposition, by examining how this period helped to shape her as a credible leader and future Prime Minister. Specifically, this research analyses the idea of ‘soft power’, demonstrating that domestic and foreign politics are …
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