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17 Comp. Pol. Stud. 3 (1984-1985)

handle is hein.journals/compls17 and id is 1 raw text is: The second half of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries in Western Europe mark a period of suffrage expansion, the development of mass party organization, and effective incorporation of the newly enfranchised citizenry into political life. The resulting realignments of the interwar period form a backdrop against which the current discussion of realignment takes place; yet this very discus- sion begs the question of stability as well as the dynamics of the preceding realign- ment. Path models of these processes in Britain between 1885 and 1950 show the fundamentals of realignment emerged in an earlier period, 1885-1910, crystallized in the 1918 election with suffrage expansion, and remained stable until 1945-1950, when the first signs of weakening appeared. Latent variable partial least squares (LVPLS) constructs dynamic path models of the mobilization, partisan realignment, and social bases of politics. The results are tested further with maximum likelihood (ML) methods. TO EDUCATE THEIR VOLITION TO DANCE IN THEIR CHAINS Enfranchisement and Realignment in Britain, 1885-1950 Part I: The Decay of the Old Order, 1885-1910 E. SPENCER WELLHOFER University of Denver THE PROBLEM AND THE SETTING 1885-1950 When he has been properly drilled by his Association he both votes and votes with his will. If the party nominees win, he wins with them AUTHOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this article was presented at the American Political Science Association meetings, Denver, September 2-5, 1982. This article is developed from research sponsored by the National Science Foundation under grant COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES, Vol. 17 No. 1, April 1984 3-33 o 1984 Sage Publications, Inc. 3 from the SAGE Social Science Collections. All Rights Reserved.