712 Pages
    by Routledge

    712 Pages
    by Routledge

    The New British Politics is one of the most comprehensive and successful introductions to British politics ever published. Now available in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, this clear, lively and authoritative text has an emphasis on law and order and the historical context of British politics. Written by internationally-known specialists, the book combines incisive and original analysis with direct presentation.

    CONTENTS

    Preface

    Acknowledgements

    List of abbreviations

    INTRODUCTION

    1. British politics in context: international, social, and historical settings

    PART I HISTORY

    2. The first industrial country: ideas and institutions 1688–1931

    3. From government intervention back to free markets and a 'third way': ideas and institutions, 1931–2006

    PART 2 GOVERNMENT

    4. A British constitution?

    5. The Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the Core Executive

    6. Ministries, ministers and mandarins: central government in Britain

    7. The changing state: administrative reforms

    PART 3 SOVEREIGNTY

    8. Britain in Europe

    9. Europe in Britain

    10. Disuniting the Kingdom: Ireland

    11. Devolution: Scotland, Wales and the English regions

    12. Local democracy?

    PART 4 POPULAR PARTICIPATION

    13. Pressure groups

    14. The mass media and pluralist democracy

    15. Elections and voting

    PART 5 REPRESENTATION

    16. Political parties and party factions

    17. Party ideologies and political representation

    18. Parliament: the House of Lords and the House of Commons

    PART 6 ORDER

    19. The courts and the judiciary 

    20. The police and policing

    21. Security and secrecy

    PART 7 POLICY

    22. Foreign and defence policy

    23. Environmental policy

    24. Economic policy

    25. Social policy

    26. Equal opportunities

    PART 8 ASSESSMENT

    27. Problems, policies, processes and democracy, 1997–2006

    Glossary

    Author Index

    Subject Index

     

     

    Biography

    Ian Budge, David Mckay, Kenneth Newton, John Bartle