Exploring British Politics, 2nd edition
By Mark Garnett and Phillip Lynch
Pearson Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
August 2009
ISBN: 9781408204412
592 pages
$72.50 Paper Original
Description
Concise, comprehensive and accessible, Exploring British Politics presents an insightful approach to British politics with a special emphasis on recent developments. Designed to stimulate critical analysis and provoke lively debate, it provides new perspectives on two key themes – the health of British democracy and the transition from traditional models of government to more flexible forms of ‘governance’.
Whilst framed in a discussion of the essential historical background of British politics, contemporary issues are to the fore throughout and readers are encouraged to scrutinise what is often taken for granted and to develop their owns thoughts and ideas. Whether studying the subject for the first time or revisiting it, Exploring British Politics is the ideal undergraduate text.
Contents
List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I Context
1. Understanding British Politics
2. Analysing British Politics
3. British government in context
4. Economy and society
5. The media and communications
Part II Constitution and institutions
6. The constitution
7. The core executive
8. Parliament
9. Law and the judiciary
Part III Multi-level governance
10. The changing state
11. Local government to local governance
12. Devolution
13. The UK and the European Union
Part IV Political parties
14. UK party systems
15. Party organisation
16. Ideology and party competition
Part V Participation
17. Elections and electoral systems
18. Voting behaviour
19. Participation beyond elections
Conclusions
20. Governance and democracy in the UK
Features- Fully updated and revised to include a wealth of material on methodology and theory, plus deep assessment of the history of British politics, and Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
- Provides new perspectives on key themes - including British democracy
- Encourages scrutiny and lively debate - a truly fresh look at British Politics