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The Cameron-Clegg Coalition and Britain’s Role in the World

Austerity, Continuity, and Change

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Authors:
  1. Timothy J. Oliver

    1. Department of Politics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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  • First in-depth study of the foreign and defence policies of the Coalition government
  • Explores the historical background to the Coalition and the enduring idea of Britain as a ‘Great Power’
  • Includes interviews with senior political figures from the Commons and Lords

Part of the book series: Britain and the World (BAW)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Timothy J. Oliver
    Pages 1-14

  3. British Elites and Great Power Status Since 1945

    • Timothy J. Oliver
    Pages 15-68

  4. The Coalition and War

    • Timothy J. Oliver
    Pages 69-107

  5. The Coalition and International Law

    • Timothy J. Oliver
    Pages 109-136

  6. The Coalition and International Organisations

    • Timothy J. Oliver
    Pages 137-166

  7. After the Coalition

    • Timothy J. Oliver
    Pages 167-204

  8. Conclusion

    • Timothy J. Oliver
    Pages 205-211

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 213-215
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About this book

This is the first in-depth study of the foreign and defence policies of the Coalition, a government that saw the Conservatives restored to power for the first time since the Iraq War and the Liberal Democrats enter government for the first time. It explores the idea of Britain as a ‘Great Power’ since 1945 to show how the Coalition’s policies fitted into wider historical understandings of Britain’s role in the world. Drawing on a range of evidence from the time of the Coalition, it shows that this period was one of continued change in British foreign policy. The Coalition conducted the first strategic defence review since 1998, significantly reduced the funding allocations for defence and foreign affairs, raised overseas aid spending to record levels, engaged in overseas military action in two sovereign states (and were denied a chance to participate in another), as well as a wide array of other policies. This book argues that evaluating these events and the historical background of the Coalition is critical to understanding the current crises gripping British politics. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Politics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Timothy J. Oliver

About the author

Timothy J. Oliver is a Lecturer in British Politics and Public Policy at the University of Manchester, UK. He has teaching and research experience in British foreign and defence policy, international relations, and the Liberal Democrats.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Cameron-Clegg Coalition and Britain’s Role in the World

  • Book Subtitle: Austerity, Continuity, and Change

  • Authors: Timothy J. Oliver

  • Series Title: Britain and the World

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80995-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80994-2Published: 16 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80997-3Published: 17 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80995-9Published: 15 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2947-7182

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-7190

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 215

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History, general, Political History, European Politics

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