How sick is British democracy? : a clinical analysis

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How sick is British democracy? : a clinical analysis

Richard Rose

(Challenges to democracy in the 21st century)

Palgrave Macmillan, c2021

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Forecasts of the death of democracy are often heard and the United Kingdom is on the death watch list. This book challenges such a gloomy view by carefully examining the health of the British body politic from Tony Blair's time in Downing Street to the challenges of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. It finds some parts are in good health, for example, elections are free and losers as well as winners accept the results, unlike the United States. Other parts show intermittent symptoms of ill health, such as Cabinet ministers avoiding accountability. There is also a chronic problem of managing the unity of the United Kingdom. None of the symptoms is fatal. The book identifies effective remedies for some symptoms, placebos that offer assurance without cure, and perennially popular prescriptions that are politically impossible. Being a healthy democracy does not promise effectiveness in dealing with economic problems, but a big majority of Britons do not want to trade the freedom that comes with democracy for the promises of undemocratic leaders.

目次

1. Diagnosing the Health of the Body Politic Democracy: a disembodied ideal Anatomizing the body politic Many symptoms of ill health Potentially fatal symptoms 2. Elections the Heart of Government Institutionalizing choice Responsibility for government fixed What voters make of their choice 3. Party as the Lifeblood of Government Parties decide who can become an MP Representing society in Parliament Representing voters in Parliament MPs can influence policy but not govern 4. A Single Brain in Downing Street Parties decide who can become prime minister What a prime minister can and can't do Personality constant, popularity fluctuates Two ways to become an ex-prime minister 5. Whitehall's Collective Brainpower Cabinet ministers fill gaps left by Downing Street Opening up with market for policymaking Shuffling and reshuffling accountability 6. The Limbs of A Disunited Kingdom Multiple Identities A unitary Crown without uniformity Four national party systems The contingency of consent 7. An Unbalance Constitution Politicians are the judges of what they can do Constitutional rights are not politics as usual Constitutional disputes need political resolution 8. Limits on Democratic Sovereignty Governance creates interdependence No island is an island unto itself Brexit: a domestic foreign policy 9. A Mixed Bill of Health for British Democracy What Britons think of democracy Diagnosis: Intermittent ills, none fatal Prescriptions for treatment Coda

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  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BC07199745
  • ISBN
    • 9783030731229
  • 出版国コード
    sz
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Cham
  • ページ数/冊数
    xxix, 178 p.
  • 大きさ
    22 cm
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