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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 824 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x187 mm, weight: 1840 g, 84 Tables, color; 61 Line drawings, color; 116 Halftones, color; 177 Illustrations, color
  • Išleidimo metai: 29-Jul-2021
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0367464020
  • ISBN-13: 9780367464028
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 824 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x187 mm, weight: 1840 g, 84 Tables, color; 61 Line drawings, color; 116 Halftones, color; 177 Illustrations, color
  • Išleidimo metai: 29-Jul-2021
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0367464020
  • ISBN-13: 9780367464028
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This revised and updated 10th edition of the bestselling textbook Politics UK is an indispensable introduction to British politics. It provides a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, an excellent grounding in British political history and an incisive introduction to the issues and challenges facing Britain today.

This edition welcomes three brand new chapters - ‘Elites in the United Kingdom’, 'Gender and British politics' and 'Immigration policy in hostile environment' -  alongside rigorously updated revised chapters. It delivers excellent coverage of contemporary events, with significant new material covering: the Johnson premiership and the national challenge of Covid-19, the end of the May premiership and the implementation of Brexit, the Labour Party’s transition from Corbyn to Starmer, infrastructure and innovation, 'fake’ news, populism and nationalism, the UK’s place in a post-Brexit world, climate change, social mobility and elite recruitment, devolution and regionalism, constitutional strain, the role of political advisers, abuse and incivility in politics and much more.

Other features of the new edition include:

  • A wide range of illustrative material, boxes and case studies providing illuminating examples alongside the analysis.

  • A comprehensive ‘who’s who’ of politics in the form of Profile boxes featuring key political figures.

  • And another thing . . .

  • pieces containing short articles on salient and pressing topics, written by distinguished commentators including Sir John Curtice, Sir Simon Jenkins, Andrew Rawnsley, Baroness Julie Smith of Newnham, and Philip Collins.

  • Online interviews

  • on the book’s website see notable figures from British political life discussing the pressing issues of today.

With chapters written by highly respected scholars in the field and contemporary articles on real-world politics from well-known political commentators, this textbook is an essential guide for all students of British politics.



This bestselling, revised and updated 10th edition is an indispensable introduction to British politics. It provides a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, an excellent grounding in British political history and an incisive introduction to the issues and challenges facing Britain today.

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"A truly comprehensive and authoritative guide on British politics written by some of the most astute commentators and political scientists on the subject. Up to date, well written, great for students starting out and useful for old hands wanting to check their facts."

Keith Dowding, Australian National University, Australia

"Politics UK provides a solid foundation on the key concepts and themes of British politics for undergraduate students at an American university. My students often begin their course with a cursory knowledge of British politics and thus I need a textbook that immerses them without overwhelming them and Politics UK delivers exactly that. The material within each chapter of this edited volume provides the most substantial overview of British politics available while remaining accessible to students new to the subject. Of particular note are the inclusion of numerous charts, tables, figures and photographs that let my students 'see' British politics. In terms of comprehensive coverage, appropriate level of writing, helpful supplemental material and timely coverage of contemporary events, there is no better textbook on the market."

Neal Glen Jesse, Bowling Green State University, USA

"Politics UK provides a thorough introduction to the main topics in political science and guides the reader through these topics in a way that is critical, clear and approachable."

Nora Siklodi, University of Portsmouth, UK

"Its great to see the new edition of Politics UK. It is an excellent textbook and a super entry point to understanding more about British Politics. I love the way that the and another thing sections bring stories that make the more academic material come alive. The updates are well addressed and its great to see the new material in the Representative process, updating the textbook with regards to contemporary concerns."

Joanie Willet, University of Exeter, UK

Notes on contributors xxi
List of profiles
xxv
List of boxes
xxvii
List of figures
xxix
List of tables
xxxi
Guided tour xxxiii
Preface xxxvii
Acknowledgements xli
PART 1 CONTEXT
Chapter 1 The changing context of UK politics and key concepts in its study
4(28)
Bill Jones
A political scene even more transformed
5(8)
The concept of politics defined and discussed
13(1)
Defining politics
14(1)
Politicians and their ambition
14(2)
Ambition to hubris: a short journey?
16(1)
Are politicians viewed generally with too much cynicism?
17(1)
Democracy is not easy
18(2)
Key concepts in the study of politics
20(7)
Plan of the book
27(5)
Chapter 2 The UK, the world and Europe
32(30)
Russell Foster
Oliver Daddow
Introduction
33(1)
The UK's global outlook
34(1)
The United Nations
35(1)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
35(3)
The European Union
38(4)
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
42(1)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
42(1)
Circles, pivots and bridges: UK foreign policy priorities from Empire to Europe
43(19)
Chapter 3 The social and economic context
62(26)
Kevin Hickson
Ben Williams
Introduction
63(1)
Social context: stability and identity
64(1)
What does it mean to be English?
65(1)
Social class
66(2)
Is there an underclass?
68(1)
Multicultural Britain
68(2)
The ageing society
70(1)
The changing role of women
71(1)
LGBT+
72(1)
The decline of the British economy
72(4)
Ten years of austerity
76(2)
Post-2015 crises -- Brexit and coronavirus
78(4)
And another thing ... Is liberal democracy doomed?
82(6)
Bill Jones
PART 2 DEFINING THE POLITICAL WORLD
Chapter 4 Ideology and the liberal tradition
88(18)
Bill Jones
Introduction
89(1)
What is ideology?
90(1)
Classifying ideologies
90(2)
The liberal tradition
92(1)
Philosophical liberalism
92(1)
Natural rights and the consent of the governed
93(1)
Individual and political liberty and the influence of Niccolo Machiavelli
94(1)
Constitutional checks and balances
94(1)
Classical liberalism
95(2)
`New liberalism'
97(3)
Internationalism
100(1)
Further development of democratic government
100(1)
John Rawls and A Theory of Justice
101(1)
Fukuyama and the end of history
101(2)
Challenges to liberal thinking
103(3)
Chapter 5 Political Ideas: The Major Parties
106(28)
Bill Jones
Introduction
107(1)
The Conservative Party
108(8)
The Labour Party and socialism
116(7)
The Liberal Democrats
123(3)
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
126(1)
Impact of Brexit on main UK parties
127(7)
Chapter 6 Political Ideas: Themes and Fringes
134(22)
Bill Jones
Introduction
135(1)
National identity: the English/British sense of who they are
136(4)
Green thinking
140(2)
The political fringe
142(8)
`The art of the possible'
150(6)
Chapter 7 From Euroscepticism to Brexit
156(24)
Bill Jones
Introduction
157(1)
European Economic Community 1957
158(1)
Birth of Euroscepticism
158(3)
Preparing for delivery of Brexit: June 2016--March 2017
161(2)
The `soft'--`hard' Brexit spectrum
163(1)
Political hurdles at home
164(2)
Boris Johnson as PM
166(1)
`The Brexit Election', 12 December
167(4)
Transition and the danger of a no-deal exit
171(1)
Postscript: the Internal Market Bill, September 2020
171(3)
And another thing Parliament in light of Brexit
174(6)
Julie Smith
PART 3 THE REPRESENTATIVE PROCESS
Chapter 8 Elites in the United Kingdom
180(14)
Bill Jones
A variety of elites
181(1)
Influence of Chinese examination system
182(1)
Elected elites
183(3)
Private education - the crucible of top elite membership
186(1)
Key importance of family background
187(1)
Oxford and Cambridge (`Oxbridge')
188(1)
Women and ethnic minorities
189(1)
The UK's super rich
189(2)
Elites and populist politics
191(1)
Making it into the UK's most elite committee
191(1)
Conclusion: is there a ruling political elite in the UK?
192(2)
Chapter 9 Elections and voting
194(22)
David Denver
Introduction
195(1)
Electoral systems
196(2)
Electoral trends
198(2)
Turnout
200(2)
Party support
202(2)
Explaining party choice: class and party identification
204(2)
Explaining party choice: valence voting
206(3)
Conclusion
209(2)
Afterword: the General Election of 2017
211(1)
Party support
212(1)
Explaining the outcome
213(3)
Chapter 10 The mass media and political communication
216(28)
Bill Jones
Introduction
217(1)
Public trust of media
218(1)
Quality press and the tabloids
219(2)
Broadcasting
221(1)
The media, entertainment and political significance
222(9)
Assessing the effect of the media
231(1)
Theories and the mass media
232(3)
Theories of class dominance
235(1)
Language and politics
236(1)
Press regulation in the UK
236(1)
The new media
236(8)
Chapter 11 Gender and British politics
244(22)
Isabelle Hertner
Introduction
245(1)
The slow increase of women in Parliament and Government
246(6)
Political parties and the gender gap: from the grassroots to the top
252(2)
Gender and Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish politics
254(2)
Gender and local government
256(1)
The UK's governments from Thatcher to Johnson: representing women's and LGBTQ issues?
256(4)
The House of Commons: an inclusive working environment for women and the LGBTQ community?
260(1)
UK media: a friendly environment for women and the LGBTQ community?
261(5)
Chapter 12 Pressure groups
266(24)
Wyn Grant
Introduction
267(1)
Definitions
268(1)
Historical background
268(1)
Civil society and groups
269(1)
Pressure groups and government
269(1)
Insider-outsider groups
270(3)
The growth (and increasing respectability) of direct action
273(5)
Factors determining effectiveness
278(2)
The growth of professional lobbying
280(2)
Pressure groups and democracy
282(1)
Theoretical perspectives
283(7)
Chapter 13 Political parties
290(26)
Danny Rye
Introduction
291(1)
Political parties: challenges and opportunities
292(1)
Part 1 Party membership and participation
292(3)
The influence of members over policy and leadership
295(8)
Part 2 Changing patterns of support and the party system
303(1)
Impact on the House of Commons: number of Parliamentary parties
304(4)
Part 3 Ideas and issues
308(8)
Chapter 14 Devolution
316(32)
Russell Deacon
Introduction
317(1)
Theory
318(1)
Nationalism and the drive towards political devolution
319(1)
Ireland
320(3)
Scotland
323(5)
Wales
328(5)
Devolution in the Brexit era
333(2)
England and its regions
335(4)
Conclusions
339(3)
And another thing ... Who votes Conservative?
342(6)
John Curtice
PART 4 THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
Chapter 15 The changing constitution
348(26)
Philip Norton
Introduction
349(1)
The constitution
350(1)
The traditional constitution: essential constituents
351(1)
Challenges to the traditional constitution
352(12)
Parties and the constitution
364(3)
The continuing debate
367(7)
Chapter 16 The crown
374(24)
Philip Norton
Introduction
375(1)
The monarchy
376(3)
Political significance of the crown
379(1)
The contemporary role of the monarchy
380(7)
Criticisms of the monarchy
387(4)
Proposals for change
391(2)
Conclusion
393(5)
Chapter 17 The House of Commons at work
398(36)
Philip Norton
Introduction
399(1)
Origins of Parliament
400(1)
The development of Parliament
400(1)
The House of Commons
401(12)
The means of scrutiny and influence
413(16)
Having an impact?
429(5)
Chapter 18 The House of Commons under pressure
434(16)
Philip Norton
Introduction
435(1)
Members under pressure
436(1)
The House under pressure
437(1)
Partisanship
438(1)
Executive dominance
439(1)
Creation of other policy-making bodies
440(1)
Scandal
440(1)
Pressure for change
441(2)
Explaining parliamentary power
443(7)
Chapter 19 The House of Lords
450(34)
Philip Norton
Introduction
451(1)
History
452(1)
Membership
453(1)
Composition
453(2)
Activity
455(1)
Procedures
456(2)
Functions
458(1)
Scrutiny and influence
459(3)
Executive actions
462(5)
Reform: stage one
467(1)
Reform: stage two
468(2)
The future of the second chamber?
470(8)
And another thing ... Localism in decline
478(6)
Simon Jenkins
PART 5 THE EXECUTIVE PROCESS
Chapter 20 The core executive: the Prime Minister and Cabinet
484(20)
Philip Norton
Introduction
485(1)
The Prime Minister
486(6)
The Cabinet
492(3)
Presidential government?
495(1)
Presidential or constrained?
496(1)
Prime Minister and Cabinet
497(5)
Appendix: Prime ministers since 1900
502(1)
Appendix: The Cabinet, December 2020
503(1)
Chapter 21 Ministers, departments and civil servants
504(24)
Philip Norton
Introduction
505(1)
Ministers
506(1)
Departments
506(4)
Ministerial power
510(7)
Explaining ministerial power
517(11)
Chapter 22 Local government
528(32)
Chris Game
Introduction: Big Local -- thanks, National Lottery
529(1)
UK local government's exceptionalism 1: up there with the whales
530(1)
The decade in which UK local government became humongous (1964--74)
531(4)
UK local government's exceptionalism 2: its financial and political weakness
535(2)
No formal constitution: councils as `creatures of statute'
537(2)
Prospects of constitutional reform
539(2)
Changing structure and scale of English local government
541(3)
Electoral systems: devolution brings diversity, a bit
544(4)
Local finance -- the bigger picture
548(12)
Chapter 23 The judiciary
560(30)
Philip Norton
Introduction
561(1)
The judicial process
562(1)
A subordinate branch?
562(1)
An autonomous branch?
562(3)
The courts
565(5)
Judicial activism
570(1)
Enforcing EU law
571(2)
Enforcing the European Convention on Human Rights
573(1)
The impact of devolution
574(2)
Demands for change
576(2)
Applying the law
578(6)
And another thing ... Special advisors
584(6)
Andrew Rawnsley
PART 6 THE POLICY PROCESS
Chapter 24 The policy-making process
590(28)
Bill Jones
Introduction
591(1)
How policy is made
592(1)
Models of policy-making
592(2)
The policy cycle
594(10)
Policy formulation
604(2)
Policy implementation
606(1)
Constraints upon policy-makers
606(2)
Academic studies
608(3)
Case studies in policy-making
611(7)
Chapter 25 The politics of law and order
618(22)
Bill Jones
Introduction
619(1)
Law and order and the context of political ideas
620(2)
Defining crime
622(1)
Causes of crime
622(4)
Conviction rates: British Crime Survey of England and Wales (BCSEW)
626(1)
Crime trends
627(5)
The security services and related Home Office matters
632(1)
Challenges to UK security services
633(1)
Transfer of constitutional responsibilities to Lord Chancellor's department
634(6)
Chapter 26 Social policy in the UK
640(22)
Anneliese Dodds
Introduction
641(1)
What is social policy?
642(1)
The development of social policy in the UK
642(3)
Social policy trends from the 1980s to today
645(3)
The different elements of UK social policy
648(6)
Looking forward: demographic change?
654(1)
Looking forward: the impact of Brexit on the welfare state
655(7)
Chapter 27 Economic policy
662(18)
Wyn Grant
Introduction
663(1)
The nature of economic policy
664(2)
The machinery of economic policy
666(6)
The changing conduct of economic policy
672(4)
The Johnson Government: a new policy direction?
676(1)
The impact of Covid-19
677(3)
Chapter 28 British foreign and defence policy
680(22)
Michael Clarke
Introduction
681(1)
Policy in a globalised world
682(2)
Britain's international profile: continuity and change
684(1)
From `special' to `standard' relations with the United States
685(3)
From global empire to `global Britain'
688(2)
From economic passenger to globalism rider
690(1)
From traditional military to transitional military
691(2)
The policy-making process for foreign, security and defence policy
693(4)
The challenges of the 2020s
697(5)
Chapter 29 Britain and the European Union
702(24)
Charlotte Galpin
Introduction
703(1)
Empire, decolonisation and European integration
704(4)
Britain and EU accession
708(1)
Reluctant Europeans?
709(5)
The referendum and the vote to leave
714(12)
Chapter 30 UK immigration policy in a hostile environment
726(20)
Hannah Jones
Introduction
727(1)
History of borders and immigration policy in the UK
728(4)
Trends and streams in immigration policy
732(4)
Aspects of UK immigration policy in the hostile environment
736(2)
Resistance to immigration policy
738(6)
And another thing Has civic discourse declined?
744(2)
Philip Collins
Epilogue 746(1)
Bill Jones
The Government and the coronavirus pandemic 746(1)
Boris Johnson's performance as prime minister 747(1)
State of the Union 748(3)
Glossary 751(14)
Index 765
Bill Jones joined the Extra-Mural Department at Manchester University in 1972 as the person in charge of politics and government, serving as Director 198792. He was Vice Chair and Chair of The Politics Association 197985, being made a Life Fellow in 2001. In 2006 he took up a teaching post at Liverpool Hope University being made a professor in 2009. Bill has maintained a fair publishing output and also occasionally broadcasts on radio and television. He now lives in retirement in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, continuing with writing of various kinds, including non fiction and fiction, giving guest lectures and teaching adult classes on politics, mostly for the pioneering charity organisation, the University of the Third Age.

Philip Norton (Lord Norton of Louth) is Professor of Government at the University of Hull. When he was appointed in 1986, he was the youngest professor of politics in the country. He was also appointed Director of the Universitys Centre for Legislative Studies in 1992. He is the editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies and chair of the Higher Education Commission. He is the author or editor of 32 books. He was elevated to the peerage in 1998. He chaired the Commission to Strengthen Commission, which reported in 2000, and was the first Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution. He has been described by the House Magazine the journal of the two Houses of Parliament as our greatest living expert on Parliament.

Isabelle Hertner is a Senior Lecturer in the Politics of Britain in Europe at Kings College London. She researches political parties in Britain, Germany, France, and at the European Union level. Her research focuses on party organisations (and in particular, intra-party democracy and the role of members), policies (on the EU and immigration), and discourses (on gender). Isabelle is also the director of the Centre for German Transnational Relations at Kings College London, which analyses Germany in the European and global context across different disciplines. She teaches British politics, comparative European politics, and European gender politics.