British Politics - An Analytical Approach

British Politics provides a cutting-edge, analytical introduction to the subject, encouraging students to think about methods and theory, whilst building a fundamental understanding of the current debates shaping British politics and public policy.

List of contents

• Part A: Constitutional and Institutional Foundations


• 1: The Starting Point: Understanding the Political System


• 2: Leadership from the Top


• 3: Debating Politics and Making Laws


• Part B: Political Behaviour and Citizenship


• 4: What People Think and Do about Politics


• 5: Winning and Losing Elections


• 6: The Media and Agenda Setting: Political Turbulence


• Part C: Policy-Making and Delegation


• 7: Interest Groups, Advocacy, and Policy-Making


• 8: Governing Through Bureaucracy


• 9: Governing From Below


• 10: Delegating Upwards: Challenges of International Politics


• 11: Conclusion: The State of British Democracy?

About the author

Peter John is Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Political Economy at King's College London. He is author of Analysing Public Policy (2012) and Agenda-Setting in British Politics (2013). He works on public policy and evaluation, and uses experiments to understand citizen behaviour in Britain.

Summary

British Politics provides a cutting-edge, analytical introduction to the subject, encouraging students to think about methods and theory, whilst building a fundamental understanding of the current debates shaping British politics and public policy.

Additional text

An accessible yet sophisticated exposition of the British political system. Empirically rich and theoretically driven, it is a must-have resource for students of British politics.

Product details

• Authors: John , Peter John, Peter (Head of the School of Politics and Ec John, Peter (Head of the School of Politics and Economics and Professor of Public Policy John, John Peter
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780198840626
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884062-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Politics & government, Political structure & processes, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government, Political structure and processes, Central government