Citizens and Subjects - An Essay on British Politics

Table des matières

Preface, 1 The image and the system, 2 The place and the problem, 3 Democracy and the constitution: New wine, old bottles, 4 Dominocracy, 5 Doubts and discontents, 6 Representative government revisited, 7 Responsible government revisited, 8 Political culture: Democracy unvisited, 9 Democracy and ideology: The left, 10 Democracy and ideology: The right, 11 The missing traditions, 12 Centralism and localism, 13 Consumers, producers and citizens, 14 Reconstructions I: Representation, 15 Reconstructions II: Accountability, 16 Reconstructions III: Participation, 17 Reconstructions IV: Openness, 18 The end of politics?, 19 Becoming citizens, 20 Postscript on prospects, Notes and references, Index

A propos de l'auteur

Wright, Tony

Résumé

Labour MP Anthony Wright's provocative critique of myths of British democracy. He aims to expose the reality of the constitution, and argues that practical reforms will not be possible unless they are linked to a new tradition of radical constitutional thought.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Tony Wright
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138408265
• ISBN: 978-1-138-40826-5
• Pages: 166
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government