British politics today

Author(s)

• Jones, Bill
• Kavanagh, Dennis

Bibliographic Information

British politics today

Bill Jones and Dennis Kavanagh

（Politics today）

Manchester University Press, 1998

6th ed

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780719054075

Description

Over the past 30 years British politics has undergone something of a revolution: the collapse of close class allegiance to political parties; the relative decline of the British economy; the 18 year period of Conservative hegemony and related Labour impotence; the encroachments of control exercised by European institutions and the consequent discord amongst those who fear such influences; and the extraordinary emergence and enthronement in government of the Blairite New Labour Party. In addition, there have been major changes in the system of government including: a reshaped civil service; a modified parliament; modernizing political parties with changing ideologies; massive new media coverage; and, under Labour, an ambitious programme of reform. This book analyses and interprets the changing mosaic of political life in Britain over recent decades.

Table of Contents

• Britain since 1945
• the social and economic context of British politics
• political culture
• changing political ideas
• the changing party systems
• the changing constitution
• the electoral system and representation
• opinion polls
• electoral behaviour
• political recruitment
• the media and politics
• the monarchy and the House of Lords
• the House of Commons
• the redress of the citizens' grievances
• the role of the Prime Minister
• the Civil Service
• governnemt and economy
• pressure groups
• is local government necesary?
• Britain and the European Union
• political concepts.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780719054082

Description

This book interrogates the widespread claim that contemporary globalization has ended the centrality of the state in world affairs and is effectively irreversible. It offers discriminating definitions of globalization, internationalization and international interdependence and demonstrates the analytical and empirical difficulties generated by these concepts. -- .

Table of Contents

• Britain since 1945
• the social and economic context of British politics
• political culture
• changing political ideas
• the changing party systems
• the changing constitution
• the electoral system and representation
• opinion polls
• electoral behaviour
• political recruitment
• the media and politics
• the monarchy and the House of Lords
• the House of Commons
• the redress of the citizens' grievances
• the role of the Prime Minister
• the Civil Service
• governnemt and economy
• pressure groups
• is local government necesary?
• Britain and the European Union
• political concepts.

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Details

• NCID: BA39376030
• ISBN:
  • 0719054079
  • 0719054087
• LCCN: 93030852
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Manchester
• Pages/Volumes: x, 261 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JN231
  • DC20 : 320.941
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1964-1979
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA05145398