ABSTRACT

Concise, comprehensive and accessible, Exploring British Politics presents an insightful approach to British politics with a special emphasis on developments since the 2010 general election and the formation of Britain’s first coalition government since 1945.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’.

part |2 pages

Part 1 Context

chapter 1|18 pages

Understanding British politics

chapter 2|22 pages

Analysing British politics

chapter 4|24 pages

Economy and society

chapter 5|28 pages

The media and communications

part |2 pages

Part 2 Constitution and institutions

chapter 6|30 pages

The constitution

chapter 7|37 pages

The core executive

chapter 8|37 pages

Parliament

chapter 9|22 pages

The judiciary and the law

part |2 pages

Part 3 Multi-level governance

chapter 10|24 pages

The changing state

chapter 11|27 pages

Local government to local governance

chapter 12|40 pages

Devolution

chapter 13|39 pages

The UK and the European Union

part |2 pages

Part 4 Political parties

chapter 14|20 pages

UK party systems

chapter 15|34 pages

Party organisation

chapter 16|36 pages

Ideology and party competition

part |2 pages

Part 5 Participation

chapter 17|39 pages

Elections and electoral systems

chapter 18|29 pages

Voting behaviour

chapter 19|26 pages

Participation beyond elections

part |2 pages

Part 6 Conclusions

chapter 20|18 pages

Governance and democracy in the UK