Beyond traditional party politics – a review of the rise of the Respect Party under George Galloway
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August 6, 2021Beyond traditional party politics – a review of the rise of the Respect Party under George Galloway
Example British politics dissertation topic 9:
Beyond traditional party politics – a review of the rise of the Respect Party under George Galloway
The election of George Galloway in Bradford has been described as ‘the Bradford Spring’ and resulted in the maverick MP being returned to power. Given the socio-economic characteristics of the constituency and the ethnic diversity of the constituency, this dissertation charts not only the rise of the Respect Party but also seeks to understand what it is about the party (beyond Galloway himself) that appeals to voters. Consequently this dissertation will gather an array of primary source data from the constituency itself as well as grounding the study in perceived academic knowledge through a thorough review of existing literature upon issues affecting voting intentions and behaviour.
Suggested initial topic reading:
- Peace, T. (2012) ‘All I’m asking, is for a little respect: Assessing the performance of Britain’s most successful radical left party’, Parliamentary Affairs, not yet published.
- Pidd, H. (2012) ‘George Galloway hails ‘Bradford spring’ as Labour licks its wounds’, Guardian [online], available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/30/george-galloway-bradford-spring-labour?CMP=twt_gu [accessed 26 May 2012].
