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Developments in British Politics 5

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Patrick Dunleavy

    1. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

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  2. Andrew Gamble

    1. University of Sheffield, UK

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  3. Ian Holiday

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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  4. Gillian Peele

    1. Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: ‘New Times’ in British Politics

    1. Introduction: ‘New Times’ in British Politics

      • Patrick Dunleavy
      Pages 1-19

  3. Britain, Europe and the World

    1. Britain, Europe and the World

      • John Peterson
      Pages 20-42

  4. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Voting and the Electorate

      • David Sanders
      Pages 45-74

    3. Political Communications

      • Pippa Norris
      Pages 75-88

    4. Political Parties

      • Gillian Peele
      Pages 89-109

    5. Political Participation

      • Mark Evans
      Pages 110-125

  5. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. The Constitution

      • Patrick Dunleavy
      Pages 129-154

    3. Parliamentary Oversight

      • Philip Norton
      Pages 155-176

    4. The Central Executive

      • Christopher Hood, Oliver James
      Pages 177-204

    5. The Regulatory State

      • Martin Loughlin, Colin Scott
      Pages 205-219

    6. Territorial Politics

      • Ian Holliday
      Pages 220-240

    7. Northern Ireland

      • Arthur Aughey
      Pages 241-252

    8. Local Governance

      • Peter John
      Pages 253-276

  6. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 277-277
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    2. Economic Policy

      • Gavin Kelly
      Pages 279-303

    3. Social Policy

      • Catherine Jones Finer
      Pages 304-325

    4. Crime and Public Order

      • John Benyon, Adam Edwards
      Pages 326-341
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About this book

Continuing the tradition of authoritative, up-to-date and theoretically-informed analysis established in previous Developments books, completely new chapters by a new team of expert authors provide a comprehensive introduction to British politics today including an assessment of the results and impact of the 1997 General Election and New Labour's initial policies and legislative programme.

Editors and Affiliations

  • London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

    Patrick Dunleavy

  • University of Sheffield, UK

    Andrew Gamble

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Ian Holiday

  • Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, UK

    Gillian Peele

About the editors

Patrick is a member of the Academy of the Social Sciences, London. He has authored numerous books and academic articles in political science, including co-authoring Theories of the Democratic State. He is currently general editor of five major LSE blogs, and he co-directs the Democratic Audit of the UK. Patrick is author of Authoring a PhD. He also blogs on research-level writing for PhDers, early career researchers and academics at https://medium.com/@Write4Research. He tweets @PJDunleavy.

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