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SUMMARY:Voters in Context: Lessons from the UK General Election of 2015 f
 or understanding political change 
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DESCRIPTION:This seminar will present a series of working draft chapters 
 for the prospective 2015 British Election Study book\, from the BES team
 . We will provide original insights into how citizens make their elector
 al choices\, offering both an analysis of the outcome of the 2015 Genera
 l Election and a more general framework for understanding political chan
 ge. Through understanding the evolving nature of the British electorate\
 , we reveal how long-term secular changes in politics and society create
  the circumstances for political change\, and how this potential for pol
 itical change may be realised through contingent political events and ag
 ency. We show how Britons made their vote choices in the 2015 election a
 nd demonstrate the role of political events and context on those choices
 \, and on the eventual result. This event is brought to you by BES and D
 emocracy and Elections\, the hub for electoral politics research at The 
 University of Manchester.\n The British Election Study 2015 is managed b
 y a consortium of The University of Manchester\, The University of Oxfor
 d and The University of Nottingham. The Scientific Leadership Team is co
 mprised of Professors Ed Fieldhouse\, Jane Green\, Hermann Schmitt\, Geo
 ff Evans and Cees van der Eijk. The team is supported by researchers Dr 
 Jon Mellon and Chris Prosser.\n\nTo register\, visit: https://voters-in-
 context.eventbrite.co.uk \n\nProgram\n 2.00. Arrival and refreshments \n
  Introduction: Voters in Context - The 2015 British Election Study \nEd 
 Fieldhouse \n 2.15-2.45\nLong-term trends and short-term shocks: underst
 anding the evolving context of British politics\nGeoff Evans and Jon Mel
 lon\n 2.45-3.15\nEvolving boundaries of electoral change: how the long-t
 erm evolution of social and political factors transform the parameters o
 f electoral competition and its outcomes in Britain\nCees Van der Eijk a
 nd Hermann Schmitt\n 3.15-3.30 Refreshment break\nThe Ongoing Effect of 
 the Global Financial Crisis on Vote Choices in 2015\nJane Green and Chri
 s Prosser\n 3.30-4.00\nWhen voting behaviour and party support collide: 
 how the Scottish Independence Referendum cost Labour. \nEd Fieldhouse an
 d Chris Prosser\n 4.00-4.30 How Coalition Government Leads to Minor Part
 y Voting (in the absence of proportional representation)\nJane Green\, E
 d Fieldhouse and Chris Prosser\n 4.30-5.00 Wrap up and General Discussio
 n\n
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:2:07\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester
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