British Politics Today: Essentials - Essentials

Informationen zum Autor Bill Jones is a Research Fellow in the Department of Government at the University of Manchester and is a former Director of Extra-Mural Studies at the University of Manchester Dennis Kavanagh is Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool Klappentext Short, yet comprehensive. Completely up to date. Great value for money textbook by two established scholars . Zusammenfassung Aims to condense the complexities of British politics into a short manageable form for students at A/S level and above. This book is suitable for those wishing to quickly acquire a good working knowledge of how the British political system works and has changed over the decades. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Britain since 19452. The social and economic context of British politics 3. Political culture4. Changing political ideas5. The changing party system6. The changing constitution7. The electoral system and representation8. Opinion polls9. Electoral behaviour10. Political recruitment11. The media and politics12. The Monarchy and the House of Lords13. The House of Commons14. The redress of the citizens' grievances15. The role of the Prime Minister16. The Civil Service17. Government and economy18. Pressure groups19. Is local government necessary?20. Britain and the European Union21. Political concepts

Product details

• Authors: Bill Jones, Bill Kavanagh Jones, Dennis Kavanagh
• Assisted by: Bill Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.01.2010
• EAN: 9780719079382
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7938-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Politics Today; Politics Today (Hardcover); Politics Today; Politics Today (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Politikwissenschaft, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Politics / Current Events, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays