Partisan Dealignment and the Blue-Collar Electorate in France

By Sally Marthaler

Book Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction1.1 The concept of partisan dealignment1.2 The causes, characteristics and consequences of partisan dealignment1.3 Citizen-party linkage and models of voting1.4 Partisan dealignment in France and the distinctiveness of blue-collar partisanship1.5 Outline of the book
Chapter 2: The Blue-collar Electorate and La condition ouvri?re in France2.1 Measuring social class2.2 The socodemographic composition of the blue-collar electorate 2.3 The transformation of blue-collar employment2.4 Blue-collar culture2.5 Conclusion
Chapter 3: Blue-collar Partisanship3.1 Changes in blue-collar partisanship, 1978-20123.2 Left-right orientation3.3 Party identification: blue-collar voters and the left3.4 Blue-collar attachment to the PS and PCF3.5 Blue-collar party identification: generational change3.6 Blue-collar voting in national elections, 1978-20173.7 The blue-collar relationship with the established parties3.8 Blue-collar dealignment from the PS and PCF3.9 The blue-collar relationship with the alternative parties3.10 Conclusion
Chapter 4: Policy Convergence4.1 Policy convergence and partisanship4.2 Voters' perceptions of policy convergence4.3 Policy convergence: evidence from manifestos4.4 The historical record4.5 The 'centring' of the political discourse of the established left4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5: Value Change5.1 Old and new politics value orientations5.2 Materialism and postmaterialism in France5.3 Issue priorities5.4 Value orientations5.5 Value change and party competition5.6 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Political sophistication6.1 The dimensions of political sophistication6.2 Political sophistication in France, 1978-20126.3 Political mobilisation6.4 Conclusion
Chapter 7: Political Trust7.1 The dimensions of political trust7.2 Measuring political trust7.3 Political trust: sociodemographic variables7.4 Political trust: political variables7.5 Political trust and the political elite7.6 The 'social contract' between the blue-collar electorate and the established left7.7 Conclusion
Chapter 8: Conclusion8.1 Differential dealignment in the blue-collar electorate8.2 Explaining differential dealignment among blue-collar voters8.3 The political consequences of the dealignment of the blue-collar electorate8.4 Re-engaging the blue-collar electorate
Appendix: Data analysisA.1 Data sourcesA.2 CEVIPOF surveys 1978-2012A.3 Categories and coding of 'ouvriers' in CEVIPOF datasets A.4 CEVIPOF variables used in data analysisA.5 Coding for bivariate correlations
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030354679
• ISBN13: 9783030354671
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"