A bold and unique introduction to UK Politics. This is the first textbook which breaks free from the conventional approaches that revolve around the Westminster bubble, instead drawing upon the diverse challenges facing citizens and decision-makers today. Leading experts are brought together in this carefully edited collection that spans traditional and critical approaches. An Introduction to UK Politics highlights central concerns facing British politics today, from ongoing colonial legacies to Britain’s inequality and the impact of decades of austerity. Spotlighted throughout are timely examples and latest research, drawing on topics spanning policy responses to climate change and the role of social class in educational outcomes; to the latest calls for increased devolution and shifting public opinion on UK Foreign Policy.
This textbook is packed with features, including:
· Case Studies to encourage critical thinking by presenting different perspectives on key events.
· Theory Boxes which explore concepts in action.
· Spotlight on Research showcases seminal and controversial publications to spark debate.
· Annotated Reading Lists guide students to further readings.
Unique to this text is a central focus on the role identities and inequalities play in contemporary British Politics. It offers students the tools to conduct analysis into the shifting dynamics in this major new action-focused, problem-based, and engaging introduction. And centrally, the book offers a compelling call to action – that is how we all have the capacity to shape British politics every day.
An Introduction to UK Politics is essential reading for any undergraduate student studying UK or British Politics.
Joanie Willett – Associate Professor in Politics, University of Exeter, UK
Arianna Giovannini – Professor of Political Sociology, University of Urbino, Italy
Tabela de Conteúdo
An introduction to politics in the UK – Joanie Willett and Arianna GiovanniniPart 1: Foundations
1 Power, Pluralism, And Politics in the UK – Joanie Willett
2 The UK as a Multi-National State: contested histories, state-formation and constitutional settlement – Arianna Giovannini
3 The Global History of the UK: Colonialism and Decolonisation – Amina Easat-Daas and Simon Stevens
4 Class and gender as structural inequalities in the UK: The politics of production and social reproduction – Frederick Harry Pitts and Lorena Lombardozzi
Part 2: Institutions
5 Creating Political Change: From the (Informal) Politics of the Everyday to Formal Politics. – Joanie Willett
6 Devolution, Sub-national Governance and Inequalities – Arianna Giovannini
7 Do British Political Parties Reflect British Pluralism? – Judith Sijstermans
8 Elections, Referenda and Public Opinion – Rosie Campbell
9 Place, Pluralism and the Media: Who Tells Us About Political Affairs? – Steven Harkins
10 The Legislature – Thomas Caygill
11 The Executive – Patrick Diamond
Part 3: Big Questions
12 An Economy for all? – Kate Alexander-Shaw
13 UK environment and climate change politics – Clare Saunders
14 Britain in the world – Ben Whitham
Sobre o autor
Arianna is an associate professor/reader in local politics and public policy and the deputy director of the Local Governance Research Centre (LGRC) at the Department of Politics, People and Place, De Montfort University. Between July 2019 and February 2020, and again between December 2021 and April 2022, she served as interim director of IPPR North.Arianna’s work focuses on the politics, governance and political economy of the north of England; ‘levelling up’ and regional inequalities; devolution, multi-level governance and constitutional change in the UK; and the changing landscape of local government, especially in the context of austerity, Brexit and Covid-19 recovery. She has written extensively on these topics, and her latest book ‘Developing England’s North. The Political Economy of the Northern Powerhouse’ (with Craig Berry) was published by Palgrave in 2019.Her work actively engages with the world of policy and practice. Most recently, she was on the executive of APSE’s Local Government Commission 2030 – and independent inquiry into the future of local government in the UK. She has contributed to several IPPR North research projects, and in 2019 she co-authored the State of the North report ‘Divided and Connected Regional inequalities in the North, the UK and the developed world’ (with L. Raikes and B. Getzel).Arianna also regularly comments in the media on devolution, local government, constitutional change and European politics.Mais ebooks do mesmo autor(es) / Editor
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