Title The territorial Conservative Party : devolution and party change in Scotland and Wales / Alan Convery

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (154 pages) Series New Perspectives on the Right MUP New Perspectives on the Right MUP Contents Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Part I Theory and context; 1 When and why do political parties change?; What drives party change?; Leadership change; Change in dominant faction: factions at both levels; Electoral defeat; Electoral competition; Public opinion; How do parties change?; Organisation and sub-state organisational autonomy; Personnel; Policy; Examining party change; 2 The UK Conservative Party: statewide context; Conservatism, unionism and statecraft; 1997 to Hague; Duncan Smith; Howard Cameron, 'Cameronism' and territorial politicsConclusion; Note; Part II Scotland and Wales; 3 Devolution, party change and the Scottish Conservative Party; History of the Scottish Conservative Party; Explaining Scottish Conservative decline; Drivers of party change for the Scottish Conservatives; External shocks: devolution and the 2014 referendum; Change in dominant faction or leadership; From the 1980s to 2011: dormant factions?; The 2011 Scottish Conservative leadership election; Impact of UK factionalism on the Scottish Conservatives; Electoral defeat; Political opportunity structure Manifestations of party changeParty organisation; The Reforms of the Strathclyde Commission (1998); Sanderson Commission (2010); Territorial organisational autonomy; Leadership selection; Candidate selection; Policy-making; Finance; Personnel; Policy; The making of pre-devolution Scottish Conservative Party policy; The Rifkind policy commission; Post-devolution Scottish Conservative Party policy-making; 1999 manifesto; 2003 manifesto; 2007 manifesto; 2007-2011: policy relevance for the Scottish Conservatives; 2011 manifesto; The referendum and the second Strathclyde Commission; Conclusion Notes4 Devolution, party change and the Welsh Conservative Party; Introduction; History of the Welsh Conservative Party; The Welsh nation and administrative devolution; The Conservative Party and the Welsh nation; The evolution of devolution in Wales, 1997-2011; Drivers of party change for the Welsh Conservatives; Devolution as an external shock; Change in dominant faction or leadership; Pre-1997 factions in the Welsh Conservative Party; Transition from Richards to Bourne; Electoral defeat; Political opportunity structure; Manifestations of party change; Party organisation The creation of a Welsh Conservative Party?Territorial organisational autonomy; Leadership selection; Candidate selection; Policy-making autonomy; Finance; Personnel; Policy; 1999 manifesto; 2003 manifesto; The 2007 manifesto: towards coalition; The Rainbow Coalition and the All-Wales Accord; 2011 and future policy-making; Welshification and the nationalist card; Conclusion; Notes; 5 Comparing party change in Scotland and Wales; Introduction; Devolution and party organisational change; Devolution and sub-state party autonomy; Leadership selection; Candidate selection; Policy autonomy; Finance Summary How did the territorial Conservative Party adapt to devolution? This detailed analysis of the Scottish and Welsh Conservative Parties explains how they moved from campaigning against devolution to sitting in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly Analysis Conservative Party Devolution Scotland Wales multi-level governance political parties Notes Leadership and faction change Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-140) and index Notes Print version record Subject Conservative Party (Great Britain) Conservative Party (Scotland) Welsh Conservatives (Political party) SUBJECT Conservative Party (Great Britain) fast Conservative Party (Scotland) fast Welsh Conservatives (Political party) fast Subject Decentralization in government -- Scotland Decentralization in government -- Wales POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Renaissance. Decentralization in government Politics and government SUBJECT Scotland -- Politics and government -- 21st century Wales -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject Scotland Wales Form Electronic book Author Hayton, Richard. ISBN 9781526100535 1526100533 9781526100542 1526100541

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