The central concern of this study is the political integration of Britain's ethnic minorities, providing a direct and extensive comparison between the voting behaviour of ethnic minorities and the electorate as a whole. The book pioneers innovative use of the British Election Study and features the results of the 1997 ethnic minority election study. It also contains an in-depth look at party strategy with regard to ethnic minorities, ethnic minority attitudes on key issues and policies, and the lessons to be learned from the performance of black and Asian parliamentary candidates. In particular, the analysis aims to uncover whether electoral abstention, orientation towards issues and party alignment are primarily circumstantial, as existing research suggests is the case among the white population. It is a major re-examination of the role of ethnicity in shaping political outlook and voting choice and the involvement of Britain's ethnic minorities in the democratic process.
- ISBN10 0719059879
- ISBN13 9780719059872
- Publish Date 28 December 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 November 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Manchester University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English