Perceptions and conceptions of political misconduct: The British public and their attitudes towards political ethics
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Essex
Department Name: Government
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Sarah Birch (Principal Investigator) | |
| Nicholas Allen (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Allen N
(2016)
Honesty above all else? Expectations and perceptions of political conduct in three established democracies
in Comparative European Politics
Allen N
(2010)
Political Conduct and Misconduct: Probing Public Opinion
in Parliamentary Affairs
Allen N
(2014)
Process Preferences and British Public Opinion: Citizens' Judgements about Government in an Era of Anti-politics
in Political Studies
ALLEN N
(2011)
On either side of a moat? Elite and mass attitudes towards right and wrong
in European Journal of Political Research
BIRCH S
(2012)
'There will be burning and a-looting tonight': The Social and Political Correlates of Law-breaking
in The Political Quarterly
Birch S
(2014)
Judging politicians: The role of political attentiveness in shaping how people evaluate the ethical behaviour of their leaders
in European Journal of Political Research
Wroe A
(2012)
The role of political trust in conditioning perceptions of corruption
in European Political Science Review
| Description | The project demonstrated that the UK public and UK political elites have different understandings of corruption. This is one of the main drives of popular perceptions that politicians are corruption. For more detail, see our publications. |
| Exploitation Route | The research might be replicated in other countries. |
| Sectors | Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Description | The research helped to improve understandings of corruption perceptions in the UK. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | British Academy small grant |
| Amount | £7,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The British Academy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2011 |
| End | 06/2013 |