British Politics

by Leach, Robert; Coxall, Bill; Robins, Lynton

• ISBN13: 9780230272330
• ISBN10: 0230272339
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book provides a concise but definitive introduction to the shape of Britain's political institutions and processes following the 2010 general election. The new edition has been comprehensively rewritten throughout and is richly supported with features to aid learning.

Author Biography

ROBERT LEACH is Principal Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, where he is now a Visiting Reader following his retirement from teaching. He has written extensively on British government, local government and ideologies. Recent publications for Palgrave Macmillan include Local Governance in Britain and Political Ideology in Britain.

BILL COXALL was sometime Senior Lecturer in Humanities, Brighton University, UK.

LYNTON ROBINS is Co-ordinator for Public Policy, De Montfort University, UK, and AQA Chief Examiner for Government and Politics A Level. He co-authored with Bill Coxall, British Politics Since the War (Palgrave Macmillan, 1997).

Table of Contents

PART I: PEOPLE AND POLITICS
Politics, Democracy and Power
The Shadow of the Past: British Politics since 1945
Contemporary British Economy, Society and Politics
Participating in Politics
Elections and Voting
Ideology and Pragmatism in British Politics
Political Parties
Pressure Groups
Political Communication and the Mass Media
PART II: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE
The Changing British System of Government
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Ministers, Departments and the Civil Service
Parliament and the Legislative Process
The Law, Politics and the Judicial Process
Britain and Europe
A Disunited Kingdom?  Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Local Governance and Politics
The New British State: Multi-Level Governance?
PART III: ISSUES AND POLICIES
Issues, Problems and The Policy Process
Managing the Economy
Delivering Public Services
Equality and Social Justice
The Politics of Sex and Gender
The Politics of Race and Multiculturalism
Politics and the Environment
Britain and the World: Foreign Policy and International Relations
Power and Influence: Who Rules Britain Today?