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Left-Right Position Matters, But Does Social Class? Causal Models of the 1992 British General Election

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Social class has long been assumed to be the predominant social or structural determinant of voting behaviour. This article assesses the effect of class on voting behaviour at the 1992 general election by adopting the causal modelling perspective developed by Warren E. Miller and J. Merrill Shanks. It explores two mechanisms (party identification and left–right ideological positions) which may mediate the effect of class on voting behaviour. However, it demonstrates that wherever class is assumed to be located in the causal order, it does not dominate analysis of voting behaviour and left–right positions.

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  • Bartle, John, 1998. "Left-Right Position Matters, But Does Social Class? Causal Models of the 1992 British General Election," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 28(3), pages 501-529, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:28:y:1998:i:03:p:501-529_00
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    1. R J Johnston & C J Pattie, 1999. "Aspects of the Interrelationships of Attitudes and Behaviour as Illustrated by a Longitudinal Study of British Adults: 3. Variation in Individuals' Attitudes over Time and a Cross-Temporal Ecological ," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 31(10), pages 1773-1785, October.

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