Politics Uk

by Jones, Bill; Kavanagh, Dennis; Moran, Michael; Norton, Philip

• ISBN13: 9781405824118
• ISBN10: 1405824115
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-10
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

First published in 1991, Politics UKis now in its sixth edition and continues to provide the most comprehensive,#xA0;elegant and#xA0;up#xA0;to date#xA0;coverage of all aspects of the British political system. The book#xA0;presents a detailed examination of the core elements of the British political scene divided into six classic parts: context, defining the political world, the representative process, the legislative process, #xA0;the executive process and the policy process. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated and revised and is now in full colour throughout.

Table of Contents

Context

Introduction: explaining politics

Historical context - globalization

The social and economic contexts

Defining the Political World

Ideology and the liberal tradition

Political ideas: key concepts

Political ideas: the major parties

Political ideas: themes and fringes And another thing . . . Who's steering this ship? Power in British politics

The Representative Process

Elections

Voting behaviour

The mass media and political communication

Pressure groups

Political parties

Pathways into politics

Devolution And another thing . . . Voting with our feet: The turn-out ? problem' in Britain

The Legislative Process

Introduction to Part 4

The changing constitution

The crown

The House of Commons

The House of Lords And another thing . . . The Premier League: Ranking Tony Blair

The Executive Process

The Cabinet and Prime Minister

Ministers, departments and civil servants

Civil service management and policy

Local government

The Judiciary And another thing . . . The marriage of true minds? The Blair/Brown relationship

The Policy Process

The policy making process

The politics of law and order

Social policy

Economic policy

British foreign and defence policy under the Blair government

Environmental policy

Northern Ireland

Britainand European integration

Labour in government: An assessment And another thing . . . Waging wars: foreign policy and terrorism

Glossary

Index

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