British Politics: The Basics

ISBN-13: 9780367189488 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 464 str.

Bill Jones

Opis

Fully updated and expanded, the second edition of this still compact text on British politics expertly analyses the major changes in British political life, placing them revealingly within the context of the evolution of British society from absolute monarchy to representative democracy.

Spis treści

Part I: Introduction  1. British Politics in Flux  2. The Evolution of Britain’s Political System  Part II: The Political Context  3. Introductory Overview of the British Political System  4. The Social and Economic Context  5. Political Culture  6. The Flexible Unwritten Constitution  7. Political Ideas I: Up to New Labour  8. Political Ideas II: From New Labour to Brexit  Part III: The Mediating Agencies  9. Political Parties  10. Pressure Groups  11. The Mass Media  Part IV: The Legislature  12. The Monarchy  13. The House of Lords  14. The House of Commons  15. Voting Behaviour in the UK  16. The 2019 General Election  Part V: The Executive  17. The Prime Minister and Cabinet  18. Ministers and Civil Servants  19. Policy-Making in British Government  Part VI: Sub-national Government  20. Devolution  21. Local Government: Provenance and Decline  22. The Judiciary and Politics  23. The Extraordinary Brexit Saga  24. Britain and the World  25. Concluding Comments: An Uncertain Future

O autorze

Bill Jones is Senior Honorary Research Fellow at Liverpool Hope University where he was formerly Professor of Politics and History.