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Educational expansion and political change in Britain: 1964–1983
Author(s) -
HEATH Anthony F.,
TOPF Richard G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1986.tb00849.x
Subject(s) - alliance , politics , political change , political science , political economy , sociology , law
. Educational expansion has been a major change in the sociological profile of post‐war Western democracies, whilst various theses have long been advanced about correlations between educational levels and politics. Several of these theses are examined for the atypical British case of educational change, drawing upon new survey data from the 1983 British Election Survey. It is concluded that there is no simple ‘educational effect’ which explains recent political trends towards a decline of partisanship, political realignment, and the rise of the Alliance.