Has the British Public Depolarized Along With Political Elites? An American Perspective on British Public Opinion

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-530

  Adams, James ^a   Green, Jane ^b   Milazzo, Caitlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; depolarization; elections; polarization; public opinion; representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655169842     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414011421764     Document Type: Article

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