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Why do some people involve themselves in politics and others not? Which issues are they concerned with? What do they get out of it? Answering such questions is fundamental to understanding political life and the workings of liberal democracies. This book presents the results of one of the most extensive surveys ever undertaken on the levels and patterns of political involvement in Britain. It is based on the findings of a sample survey of nearly 1,600 people across England, Scotland and Wales as well as a further 1,600 men and women and nearly 300 leaders in six specially selected and contrasting communities. These people were asked about the extent to which they had taken political action, particularly at a local level, and the authors found higher levels of participation than previous research has revealed. They analyse these findings in terms of age, gender, social class and education and look at the reactions of local leaders to the efforts people make to influence them.

Political participation --- Participation politique --- #SBIB:328H214 --- Instellingen en beleid: Verenigd Koninkrijk --- Social Sciences --- Political Science --- Political participation - Great Britain. --- Political rights --- Civic rights --- Civil rights --- Citizenship --- Law and legislation

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This important book asks where should power and governance lie in our democracy? Simon Parker, a leading expert on public services and government, claims the answer is to give power away. He offers policy recommendations and practical ideas for creating a new kind of politics focused on unleashing society's creative potential.

Political sociology --- United Kingdom --- Political participation --- Great Britain --- Politics and government --- Political participation - Great Britain --- Great Britain - Politics and government - 21st century --- Power (Social sciences) --- Decentralization in government --- Grande-Bretagne --- Politique et gouvernement. --- Politics and government. --- Representative government and representation

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This book is an exploration of the ways in which political belief is developed and sustained throughout the course of a lifetime. Through extensive interviews, it focuses on the lives of fifteen British men and women, aged between seventy and ninety, who have dedicated half a century or longer to working for social change and justice. From Dorothy Greenald's commitment to provision of adequate housing for prisoners' families to Walter Gregory's active service in the Spanish Civil War and Trevor Huddleston's vital role in the international Anti-Apartheid Movement, these men and women have been involved in both local and international struggles. Respondents discuss topics ranging from the importance of gender identity for their political activism, to their perceptions of recent events in Eastern Europe. The work is unusual in combining an investigation of individual lifelong political commitment with a wider consideration of the formation of social identity, aging and the interplay between individuals and their environment. Lifetimes of commitment will have a wide appeal amongst social psychologists, sociologists, social and oral historians and political scientists.

Political participation --- Social reformers --- History --- Interviews. --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Reformers --- Interviews --- Health Sciences --- Psychiatry & Psychology --- Political participation - Great Britain - History - 20th century. --- Social reformers - Great Britain - Interviews.

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In this book a set of theoretical and methodological resources are presented to study the way in which protest, resistance and social movement discourses circulate through society and looks at the role of media and of communication in this process. Empirically, the focus of this book is on the UK’s anti-austerity movement. ‘The Circuit of Protest’, as developed in this volume, is comprised of an analysis of the discourses of the anti-austerity movement and their corresponding movement frames, and the self-mediation practices geared at communicating these. The mainstream media representations and the reception of the movement discourses and frames by non-activist citizens are also studied. It is concluded that studying a movement through the prism of mediation provides a nuanced assessment in terms of failures and successes of the UK’s anti-austerity movement. The book is of relevance to students and researchers of politics, social movements, as well as media and communication, but also to activists.

Community organization --- Mass communications --- United Kingdom --- Protest movements --- Protest movements in mass media --- Political participation --- History --- Great Britain --- Politics and government --- Economic conditions --- Social conditions --- Protest movements - Great Britain - History - 21st century --- Political participation - Great Britain - History - 21st century --- Great Britain - Politics and government - 2007 --- -Great Britain - Economic conditions - 21st century --- Great Britain - Social conditions - 21st century --- Communication. --- Social media. --- Europe—Politics and government. --- Media and Communication. --- Social Media. --- European Politics.

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This book investigates whether the presence of Muslim representatives in city councils improves substantive representation of Muslim interests across 32 London boroughs. It theorizes that descriptive representation of minorities leads to improved responsiveness to minority interests contingent on the percentage of minority representatives, the proportion of minorities in the district, level of party fragmentation among minority representatives, their political incorporation, and the electoral competitiveness of the district. It uses multivariate regression analysis to test the effects of these five explanatory variables. It validates the quantitative findings with case studies of three London boroughs while also investigating the role of representational styles of Muslim councillors on their political attitudes and behavior.

Local government --- City council members --- Muslims --- Minorities --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- Mohammedans --- Moors (People) --- Moslems --- Muhammadans --- Musalmans --- Mussalmans --- Mussulmans --- Mussulmen --- Religious adherents --- Islam --- Aldermen --- City councillors --- City councilmen --- Council members, City --- Councillors, City --- Councilmen, City --- Municipal officials and employees --- Political activity --- Politics and government. --- Political participation --- Representative government and representation --- Politics and government --- Great Britain --- Political aspects --- Political aspects. --- Local government - Great Britain --- City council members - Great Britain --- Muslims - Political activity - Great Britain --- Muslims - Great Britain - Politics and government --- Minorities - Political activity - Great Britain --- Political participation - Great Britain --- Representative government and representation - Great Britain --- Great Britain - Race relations - Political aspects --- Great Britain - Ethnic relations - Political aspects