A Study Guide to the Social Democratic Party (SDP)

‘Are Social Democrats Civil Libertarians?’ (1981), Rights (Journal of the NCCL), 6 (2) November–December, pp 4–5.

Barry B , (1982), ‘Book Reviews’, Political Quarterly, 53 (4) October-December, pp 351–357.

Barton T Doring H , (1986), ‘The Social and Attitudinal Profile of Social Democratic Party Activists: Note on a Survey of the 1982 Council for Social Democracy’, Political Studies, 34 (2), pp 296–305.

Bochel J M Denver D T , (1984), ‘The SDP and the left-right dimension’, British Journal of Political Science, 14 (3) July, pp 387–398.

Bogdanor V , (1981), ‘The Social Democrats and the Constitution’, Political Quarterly, 52 (3) July–September, pp 285–294.

Bogdanor V , (1982), ‘Reflections on British Political Finance’, Parliamentary Affairs, 35 (4) Autumn, pp 367–80.

Bradley I , (1983), ‘The SDP Mould’, New Society, 27 January.

Cartwright J , (1986), ‘Alliance Plan for Local Government’, Local Government Chronicle, 31 October, p1247.

Clarke P , (1981), ‘Home for the Repelled’ (review article), Times Literary Supplement, No. 4099, October 23, pp 1225–6.

Cook D Hain P , (1983), ‘Proportional Representation: Threat or Opportunity?’, Marxism Today, 27 (2) February, pp 20–31.

Cox A , (1982), ‘The Political Instability of Liberal and Social Democratic State Forms in British Society’, Parliamentary Affairs, 35 (4) Autumn, pp 387–395.

Crewe I , (1982a), ‘Is Britain's Two Party System Really About to Crumble? The Social-Democratic-Liberal Alliance and the prospects for realignment’, Electoral Studies, 1 (3) December 1982, pp 275–313.

Crewe I , (1982b), ‘The Liberal-SDP Alliance and the 1982 Local Elections’, Local Government Studies, 8 (1) January-February, pp 13–16.

Crewe I , (1983), ‘The Electorate: Partisan Dealignment Ten Years On’, West European Politics, 6 (4) October, pp 183–215.

Curtice J , (1983), ‘The United Kingdom Election of 1983’, West European Politics, 6 (4) October, pp 234–239.

Curtice J Payne C Waller R , (1983), ‘The Alliance's First Nationwide Test Lessons of the 1982 English, Local Elections’, Electoral studies, 2 April, pp 3–22.

Curtice J Steed M , (1983), ‘Turning Dreams into Reality: The Division of Constituencies between the Liberals and the Social Democrats’, Parliamentary Affairs, 36 (2) Spring, pp 166–182.

Denver D T , (1983), ‘The SDP-Liberal Alliance: The End of the Two Party System?’, West European Politics, 6 (4) October, pp 75–102.

Edinburgh University Politics Group (1982a), ‘Do Party Workers Matter? The Evidence from Crosby’, Parliamentary Affairs, 35 (2) Spring, pp 143–159.

Edinburgh University Politics Group (1982b), ‘Learning to Fight Multi-Party Elections: The Lessons of Hillhead’, Parliamentary Affairs, 35 (3) Summer, pp 252–266.

Elison J , (1983), ‘To Merge or not to Merge’, Contemporary Review, 243 November, pp 256–60.

Finnic W , (1983), ‘The SDP's Plans for Britain's Constitution’, Political Quarterly, 54 (1) January-March, pp 32–42.

Gale G , (1981), ‘Notebook – Perth’, The Spectator, 10 October, p6.

Gamble A , (1982), ‘The Rise and Rise of the SDP, Marxism Today, 26 (3) March, pp 6–13.

Gamble A , (1983), ‘The Uneasy Alliance’, Marxism Today, 27 (11) November, pp 12–14.

Grant J , (1982), ‘Media Power and the SDP, The Listener, 15 April, pp 10–11.

Grant J , (1986), ‘Intimidation: The Latest Party Political Game’, Broadcast, 18 July, pp 14.

Grimond J , (1981), ‘Is there a Middle Ground?’ (Book Review), The Spectator, 31 January, p11. Also see articles by Grimond in: 11 April 1981, p9; 27 June 1981, p12; (Book Review) 20 March 1982, p17.

Hall S , (1981), ‘The ‘Little Caesars of Social Democracy’, Marxism Today, 25 (1) April, pp 11–15.

Harrop M , (1982), ‘The Changing British Electorate’ Political Quarterly 53 (4) October-December, pp 385–402.

Haseler S , (1982), ‘Can the Social Democrats Devise Policies for Political Power?’ Encounter, p 58 (1) January, pp 7–17.

Haseler S , (1981), ‘On the Left of Centre’, Encounter, 56 April, pp 44–8.

Henig S , (1982), ‘Labour and SDF, Parliamentary Affairs, 35 (3) Summer, pp 329–331.

Husbands C , (1982), ‘The Politics of Confusion’, Marxism Today, 26 (2) February, pp 6–12.

Johnson P , (1981), ‘The Press: Roy's Small Earthquake’, The Spectator, 25 July, p15.

Johnson P , (1982), ‘The Press: Quis custodiet?’, The Spectator, 6 March, p14.

Johnston R J , (1986), ‘A Further Look at British Political Finance’, Political Studies, 34 (3) September, pp 466–473.

Kellner P , (1981), ‘Proportional voting: It's Not a Moral Issue’ New Statesman 3 April, p 5. Also see articles by Kellner in the following issues: 18 September 1981, pp 6–7; 4 December 1981, p5; 5 March 1982, p5; 26 March 1982, p2; 2 July 1982, p5; 24 September 1982, p3; 12 November 1982, p4; 14 January 1983, p6; 14 January 1983, p7; 11 February 1983, p5; 1 April 1983, p7; 6 May 1983, p7; 15 June 1984, p6.

King A , (1982), ‘Whatever is Happening to the British Party System?’, Parliamentary Affairs, 35 (3) Summer, pp 241–251.

Laver M , (1984), ‘On Party Policy, Polarization and the Breaking of Moulds: The 1983 British Party Manifestos in Context’, Parliamentary Affairs, 37 (1) Winter, pp 33–39.

Marris R , (1983), ‘The Politics of Rationalism: Reflections on the Economics of the SDP, Political Quarterly, January-March 54 (1), pp 16–31.

Marquand D , (1983), ‘Is there New Hope for the Social Democrats?’, Encounter, 60 April, pp 11–17.

Massey D , (1983), The Contours of Victory … Dimensions of Defeat’, Marxism Today, 27 (7) July, pp 16–19.

Massie A , (1986), ‘A Party for the Nation?’, The Spectator, 10 October, p5.

Mount F , (1981), ‘Seeing the Lightmanship’, The Spectator, 28 March, p4. Also see articles by Mount in the following issues: 14 April 1981, p5; 1 August 1981, p5; 10 October 1981, p4; 5 December 1981, p4.

Munro C , (1982), ‘Party Politicals: Who says they are Legal and Why?’, The Times, 12 February, p9.

Naughtie J , (1984), ‘The State of the Parties in Parliament III: The Alliance’, Political Quarterly, 55 (4) October-December, pp 357–381.

Olive P , (1981), ‘Realignment: The Case of the Liberals’, Marxism Today, 25 (5) May, pp 12–18.

Paterson P , (1982), ‘Casualties’ (Book Review), The Spectator, 25 September, p11.

Pearce E , (1981), Perth – Llandudno’, Encounter, October 57, pp 39–42.

Pinto-Duschinsky M , (1985), ‘Trends in British Political Finance 1979–1983’, Parliamentary Affairs, 38 (3) Summer, pp 328–347.

Pridham G , (1983), ‘Not So Much a Programme – More a Way of life – European Perspectives on the SDP/Liberal Alliance’, Parliamentary Affairs, 36 (2) Spring, pp 183–200.

Pridham G Whiteley P , (1986), ‘Anatomy of the SDP: Is the Party Structually Top Heavy?’, Government and Opposition, 21 (2) Spring, pp 205–217.

Railings C Thrasher M , (1986), ‘Assessing the Electoral Performance of the Alliance: Liberals and the SDP in Local Government Elections, 1983–1985’, Local Government Studies, 12 (2) March-April, pp 31–36.

‘Redrawing the Political Map’ (1982), (A Discussion with Peter Jenkins, Stuart Hall and Sam Aaronovitch), Marxism Today, 26 (12) December, pp 14–20.

Richards P G , (1982), ‘The SDP in Parliament’, Parliamentary Affairs, 35 (2), pp 186–192.

Riddell P , (1986), ‘Alliance Challenges the BBC's Definition of Balance’, Financial Times, 23 May, p12.

Riddell P , (1986), ‘Alliance Drops Action against BBC’, Financial Times, 15 July, p10.

Rodgers W , (1983), ‘The SDP and Liberal Party in Alliance’, Political Quarterly, October-December 54 (4), pp 354–362.

Rose P , (1982), ‘Whither SDP?’, Contemporary Review, March 240, pp 131–6.

Routledge P , (1986), ‘New Ammunition for Alliance in BBC War’, Observer, 20 July, p5.

Rowthorn B , (1982), ‘The Past Strikes Back’, Marxism Today, 26 (1) January, pp 6–13.

Seaton J , (1985), ‘Political, Parties and the Media in Britain’, West European Politics, 8 (2) April, pp 9–26.

Seymour–Ure C , (1982), ‘The SDP and the Media’, Political Quarterly, 53 (4) Oct.-Dec., pp 433–442.

‘The Man with an Alibi. Profile: Roy Jenkins’, New Statesman, 9 July 1982.

‘Twelve Tasks for Social Democrats’, The Times, 27 March 1981, p2.

Waugh A , (1981), ‘Towards a Commitment’, The Spectator, 17 October, p6.

Welch C , ‘Holiday reading’ (Review Article), The Spectator, 4 September 1982, p4. Also see articles by Welch in: 18 September 1982, p4; 16 October 1982, p4.

Wheen F , (1984), ‘David Owen: Thoroughly Modern Mosley?’, New Socialist, No. 17 May-June, pp 10–15.

Whitney R , (1982), ‘A “Non-Marxist” Alternative’, Encounter, April 58 (4), pp 88–90.

Williams P M , (1982), ‘The Rise – and Possibilities – of Britain's Social Democrats’, Dissent, Winter 29 (1), pp 70–79.

Wintour P , ‘The Party of the Postal Ballot’, New Statesman, 3 April 1981, p4.

Beer S H , (1982), Britain Against Itself: Political Contradictions of Collectivism. (London: Faber and Faber Ltd).

Belhoff M Peele G , (1985) The Government of the UK: Political Authority in a Changing Society 2nd edition (London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson).

Blumler J G Gurevitch M Nossiter T J , (1986), ‘Setting the Television News Agenda: Campaign Observation at the BBC, in Crewe I Harrop M , (eds).

Bogdanor V Butler D , (eds) (1983), Democracy and Elections. (Cambridge: CUP).

Bradley I , (1981), Breaking the Mould? The Birth and Prospects of the Social Democratic Party. (Oxford: Martin Robertson).

Butler D Kavanagh D , (1984), The British General Election of 1983. (London: Macmillan).

Coates K , (1983), The Social Democrats: Those who Went and Those who Stayed: The Forward March of Labour Halted?. (Nottingham: Spokesman).

Crewe I Harrop M , (eds) (1986), Political Communications: The General Election Campaign of 1983. (Cambridge: CUP).

Crewe I King A , (forthcoming) The SDP: Its Past, Present and Future. (London: Jonathan Cape).

Curtice J , (1983), ‘Liberal voters and the Alliance: Realignment or Protest?’ in Bogdanor V , (ed.) Liberal Party Politics. (Oxford: Clarendon).

Curtice J Steed (1984), ‘Appendix 2: An Analysis of the Voting’ in Buder Kavanagh (eds).

Drucker H , (1986), ‘ldquo;All the King's Horses and all the King's Men”: The Social Democratic Party in Britain’ in Paterson W E Thomas A H , (eds) The Future of Social Democracy: Problems and Prospects of Social Democratic Parties in Western Europe. (Oxford: Clarendon Press), pp 108–126.

Drucker H Dunleavy P Gamble A Peele G , (eds.) (1986), Developments in British Politics 2. (London: Macmillan).

Dunleavy P Husbands C T , (1985), British Democracy at the Crossroads. (London: George Allen and Unwin).

Foot M , (1986), Loyalists and Loners. (London:Collins).

Haseler S , (1980), The Tragedy of Labour. (Oxford: Basil Blackwell).

Heath A Jowell R Curtice J , (1985), How Britain Votes. (London: Pergamon Press).

Himmelweit H , (1981), How Voters Decide. (London: Academic Press).

Jenkins R , (1985), Partnership of Principle: Writings and Speeches on the Making of the Alliance (selected and edited by Lindley C ) (London: Radical Centre in association with Secker and Warburg).

Josephs J , (1983), Inside the Alliance: An Inside Account of the Development and Prospects of the Liberal-SDP Alliance. (London: John Martin Publishing).

Kennet W , (ed.) (1982), The Rebirth of Britain. (London: Weindenfeld and Nicholson).

Martin J , (ed.) (1982), The Meaning of Social Democracy and Other Essays. (London: John Martin Publishing Ltd).

Owen D , (1981), Face the Future. (Oxford: OUP).

Owen D , (1984), A Future that Will Work. (Harmondsworth: Penguin).

Owen D , (1986), A United Kingdom. (Harmondsworth: Penguin).

Owen D Steel D , (1987), The Time Has Come: Partnership for Progress. (London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson).

Pinto-Duschinsky M , (1981), British Political Finance 1830–1980. (Washington, D.C.: AEI).

Preston E , (1983), Labour in Crisis. (London: Independent Labour Publications).

Rodgers W , (1982), The Politics of Change. (London: Secker and Warburg).

Rose R McAllister I , (1986), Voters Begin to Choose: From Closed-Class to Open Elections in Britain. (London: Sage).

Stephenson H , (1982), Claret and Chips: The rise of the SDP. (London: Michael Joseph).

Tracy N , (1983), The Origins of the Social Democratic Party (London, Croom Helm) (Flinders Politics Monographs – No. 1).

Whiteley P , (1983), The Labour Party in Crisis. (London: Methuen).

Williams S , (1981), A Job to Live. (Harmondsworth: Penguin).

Zentner P , (1982), Social Democracy in Britain: Must Labour Lose?. (London: John Martin Ltd).