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The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society conducts a
rigorous, innovative and distinctive analysis of the relationship
between British politics and society, emphasizing that the UK is
now far from a monolithic, and unshifting, entity. Examining the
subject matter with unrivalled breadth and depth, it highlights and
interrogates key contemporary debates on the future of the UK, the
nature of 'Britishness', and the merits of multiculturalism, as
well as contemporary criticisms of traditional institutions and the
nature of representative democracy itself. Including contributions
from key authors in their respective fields who bring their
authority to bear on the task of outlining the current state of the
art in British Studies, the book provides a fresh examination of
the contrasts and the continuities across the whole field of
British Politics and Society, while setting out agendas for future
research. The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society
will be essential reading and an authoritative reference for
scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and
actively concerned about, research on British politics, society and
culture.
Exploring British Politics is a concise, comprehensive, and
accessible guide to the subject. Fully updated and revised, the new
edition covers developments since 2016 in the role of the
executive, parliament, the civil service, political parties,
general elections, party ideology, and membership, as well as
examining turmoil and leadership battles within the Labour and
Conservative parties, the politics of growing inequality, public
action and reaction, demographic trends and their political
consequences, and the future of the UK itself. Stimulating critical
analysis and lively debate, it provides new perspectives on two key
themes – the health of British democracy and the transition from
traditional models of government to more flexible forms of
‘governance’. Key features include: Comprehensive analysis of
the 2019 general election, Brexit developments since the 2016
Referendum to today’s ongoing impacts, and the shadow cast by the
COVID-19 global pandemic and its implications; Topical coverage of
the fall of the Truss leadership, the new Johnson and Sunak era,
the rise and fall of the ‘Change UK’ party, the economic
crisis, the role of special advisers, new social movements such as
Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter, and much more;
Extensive guides to further reading at the end of each chapter;
Richly illustrated through examples and data, often visually
represented; Online support in the form of a comprehensive website
with additional content. Whilst the book provides an essential
historical background, contemporary issues are to the fore
throughout and readers are encouraged to assess critically received
wisdoms and develop their own thoughts and ideas. Whether studying
the subject for the first time or revisiting it, Exploring British
Politics is the ideal undergraduate text.
Exploring British Politics is a concise, comprehensive, and
accessible guide to the subject. Fully updated and revised, the new
edition covers developments since 2016 in the role of the
executive, parliament, the civil service, political parties,
general elections, party ideology, and membership, as well as
examining turmoil and leadership battles within the Labour and
Conservative parties, the politics of growing inequality, public
action and reaction, demographic trends and their political
consequences, and the future of the UK itself. Stimulating critical
analysis and lively debate, it provides new perspectives on two key
themes – the health of British democracy and the transition from
traditional models of government to more flexible forms of
‘governance’. Key features include: Comprehensive analysis of
the 2019 general election, Brexit developments since the 2016
Referendum to today’s ongoing impacts, and the shadow cast by the
COVID-19 global pandemic and its implications; Topical coverage of
the fall of the Truss leadership, the new Johnson and Sunak era,
the rise and fall of the ‘Change UK’ party, the economic
crisis, the role of special advisers, new social movements such as
Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter, and much more;
Extensive guides to further reading at the end of each chapter;
Richly illustrated through examples and data, often visually
represented; Online support in the form of a comprehensive website
with additional content. Whilst the book provides an essential
historical background, contemporary issues are to the fore
throughout and readers are encouraged to assess critically received
wisdoms and develop their own thoughts and ideas. Whether studying
the subject for the first time or revisiting it, Exploring British
Politics is the ideal undergraduate text.
British Foreign Policy since 1945 brings a chronological approach
to the study of British foreign policy since the Second World War
in order to make the principal events and dynamics accessible
within a broader historical and cultural context. The key features
included in this book: a detailed chronological survey of
developments in post-war British politics; an integrated discussion
of foreign and domestic policy developments indicating connections
and interlocking themes; illustrations of British foreign policy
drawn from popular culture; analysis of Britain's role in the
world, particularly in regards to the UK's 'special relationship'
with the US and its decision to leave the EU; a range of in-text
features including essay questions and seminar/discussion topics.
This timely book will be essential reading for anyone interested in
British politics, foreign policy analysis and British history.
This book outlines and evaluates the political thought of the
Conservative Party through a detailed examination of its principal
thinkers from Harold Macmillan to the present. Traditionally, the
Conservative Party has been regarded as a vote-gathering machine
rather than a vehicle for ideas. This book redresses the balance
through a series of biographical essays examining the thought of
those who have contributed most to the development of ideas within
the party. The chapters benefit from archival research and
interviews with leading Conservatives. The recent revival of
Conservative fortunes makes the book particularly timely. The book
begins with an introductory chapter explaining the role of ideology
in the Conservative Party. It then traces the political thought of
the Conservative Party through its principal theorists since the
1930s. These are Harold Macmillan, R. A. Butler, Quintin Hogg,
Enoch Powell, Angus Maude, Keith Joseph, the 'traditionalists'
(Maurice Cowling, T. E. 'Peter' Utley, Peregrine Worsthorne,
Shirley Letwin and Roger Scruton), Ian Gilmour, John Redwood and
David Willetts. The book concludes with an overall assessment of
the political thought of the Conservative Party and the relevance
of past debates for contemporary Conservatism. The book will be of
considerable interest to academics and non-academics alike; for
those who have a special interest in the Conservative Party but
also for any student of contemporary British Politics. -- .
The nature of conservative ideology is and will continue to be
warmly contested. In this short history, Mark Garnett contends that
the disagreements have been particularly strong in the instance of
British conservatism because the ideological label continues to be
used by a prominent political party. Whether hostile or friendly in
intent, commentators on conservatism have found it difficult to
avoid the assumption that British "conservatism" must, at all
times, be reflected at least to some degree in the policy platforms
of the Conservative Party. This book presents an account of British
conservatism which avoids the usual confusion between the ideology
and the stated principles of a party which prides itself on an
ability to change its views according to circumstances. It shows,
since the Tory Party adopted the name "Conservative" in the 1830s
it has become increasingly difficult to associate its varying
positions with a coherent "conservative" position, so that it is
more profitable to discuss its ideological history from the
perspective of liberalism and nationalism. This argument is
presented by tracing the histories of the party and the ideology in
separate chapters, whose themes and cast of characters rarely
coincide.
The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society conducts a
rigorous, innovative and distinctive analysis of the relationship
between British politics and society, emphasizing that the UK is
now far from a monolithic, and unshifting, entity. Examining the
subject matter with unrivalled breadth and depth, it highlights and
interrogates key contemporary debates on the future of the UK, the
nature of 'Britishness', and the merits of multiculturalism, as
well as contemporary criticisms of traditional institutions and the
nature of representative democracy itself. Including contributions
from key authors in their respective fields who bring their
authority to bear on the task of outlining the current state of the
art in British Studies, the book provides a fresh examination of
the contrasts and the continuities across the whole field of
British Politics and Society, while setting out agendas for future
research. The Routledge Handbook of British Politics and Society
will be essential reading and an authoritative reference for
scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and
actively concerned about, research on British politics, society and
culture.
This engaging book provides a gateway to larger themes in modern
British history through a set of fascinating portraits of
individuals that explore important events and movements from the
perspective of the people involved. Political developments are
illuminated through chapters on John Locke, Charles Townshend,
popular radicalism, and Margaret Thatcher. Religion and education
are considered through essays on evangelicalism, the Oxford
Movement, Charles Bradlaugh, and Sir James Kay Shuttleworth.
Industrial and imperial questions are explored through pieces on
the Great Exhibition, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and
post-colonial Nigeria. National identity and wartime experience
come to life in the lives of G. K. Chesterton and of Barbara Nixon,
an Airraid Warden during the Blitz. Many of the chapters examine
the experiences of women, including single women in early modern
England, suffragettes, and Irish nationalist Mary Butler. As a rich
and humanized approach to history, this book offers readers a
deeper understanding of key facets of British life in the early
modern and modern periods.
This engaging book provides a gateway to larger themes in modern
British history through a set of fascinating portraits of
individuals that explore important events and movements from the
perspective of the people involved. Political developments are
illuminated through chapters on John Locke, Charles Townshend,
popular radicalism, and Margaret Thatcher. Religion and education
are considered through essays on evangelicalism, the Oxford
Movement, Charles Bradlaugh, and Sir James Kay Shuttleworth.
Industrial and imperial questions are explored through pieces on
the Great Exhibition, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and
post-colonial Nigeria. National identity and wartime experience
come to life in the lives of G. K. Chesterton and of Barbara Nixon,
an Airraid Warden during the Blitz. Many of the chapters examine
the experiences of women, including single women in early modern
England, suffragettes, and Irish nationalist Mary Butler. As a rich
and humanized approach to history, this book offers readers a
deeper understanding of key facets of British life in the early
modern and modern periods.
British Foreign Policy since 1945 brings a chronological approach
to the study of British foreign policy since the Second World War
in order to make the principal events and dynamics accessible
within a broader historical and cultural context. The key features
included in this book: a detailed chronological survey of
developments in post-war British politics; an integrated discussion
of foreign and domestic policy developments indicating connections
and interlocking themes; illustrations of British foreign policy
drawn from popular culture; analysis of Britain's role in the
world, particularly in regards to the UK's 'special relationship'
with the US and its decision to leave the EU; a range of in-text
features including essay questions and seminar/discussion topics.
This timely book will be essential reading for anyone interested in
British politics, foreign policy analysis and British history.
Michael Oakshott described conservatism as a non-ideological
preference for the familiar, tried, actual, limited, near,
sufficient, convenient and present. Historically, conservatives
have been associated with attempts to sustain social harmony
between classes and groups within an organic, hierarchical order
grounded in collective history and cultural values. Yet, in recent
decades, conservatism throughout the English-speaking world has
been associated with radical social and economic policy, often
championing free-market models which substitute the free movement
of labour and forms of competition and social mobility for organic
hierarchy and noblesse oblige. The radical changes associated with
such policies call into question the extent to which contemporary
conservatism is conservative, rather than ideological. This book
seeks to explore contemporary conservative political thought with
regard to such topics as, 'One Nation' politics and Big Society,
sovereignty, multiculturalism and international blocs, paternalism
and negative liberty with regard to narcotics, pornography and
education, regional and international development, and public
faith, establishment and religious diversity. This book will be
published as a special issue of Global Discourse.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
As a complex and multifaceted world-view, conservatism is often
pigeonholed and partially understood. And while the nature of
conservative ideology is warmly contested among scholars, no-one
can deny its prominence in contemporary debates and its effects on
the politics of everyday life. These 16 essays written by expert
scholars and specialists offer a broad survey of conservative
thought that extends beyond typical historical and geographic
boundaries to include past thinkers like Plato and Edmund Burke,
non-European conservative traditions such as Japan and Russia, and
political 'practitioners' including Margaret Thatcher, Ronald
Reagan and Charles de Gaulle. Each essay grapples with short
primary source extracts while offering instructive criticism and
commentary. Conservative Moments offers students a useful,
accessible, and comprehensive exposition of this political
ideology.
Michael Oakshott described conservatism as a non-ideological
preference for the familiar, tried, actual, limited, near,
sufficient, convenient and present. Historically, conservatives
have been associated with attempts to sustain social harmony
between classes and groups within an organic, hierarchical order
grounded in collective history and cultural values. Yet, in recent
decades, conservatism throughout the English-speaking world has
been associated with radical social and economic policy, often
championing free-market models which substitute the free movement
of labour and forms of competition and social mobility for organic
hierarchy and noblesse oblige. The radical changes associated with
such policies call into question the extent to which contemporary
conservatism is conservative, rather than ideological. This book
seeks to explore contemporary conservative political thought with
regard to such topics as, 'One Nation' politics and Big Society,
sovereignty, multiculturalism and international blocs, paternalism
and negative liberty with regard to narcotics, pornography and
education, regional and international development, and public
faith, establishment and religious diversity. This book will be
published as a special issue of Global Discourse.
Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as the founder of modern conservatism,
Keith Joseph is commonly ranked among the most influential
politicians of the late-20th century. A complex and enigmatic
figure Joseph was almost unique among Mrs Thatcher's senior
ministers in refusing to write his own memoirs. Challenging both
the "mad monk" view held by his critics and his status of mythical
hero to his admirers, the authors present a picture of Joseph as a
thinker and decision-maker. the authors tell of Joseph's formative
years before he entered Parliamnet in 1956: the powerful Jewish
dynasty into which Josph was born; his time at Harrow; at Oxford;
his war years in the Royal Artillery; and his Fellowship at All
Souls. This volume charts the political career of Keith Joseph. The
authors challenge Joseph's self-declared conversion to Conservatism
in 1974 and the importance of his "education" of Margaret Thatcher.
His own ambition, intellectual integrity and consistency are all
examined and a different picture emerges of his role as the
intellectual driving force behind Conservative Government policy in
the 1980s.
Hailed by Margaret Thatcher as the founder of modern conservatism,
Keith Joseph is commonly ranked among the most influential
politicians of the late-20th century. A complex and enigmatic
figure Joseph was almost unique among Mrs Thatcher's senior
ministers in refusing to write his own memoirs. Challenging both
the "mad monk" view held by his critics and his status of mythical
hero to his admirers, the authors present a picture of Joseph as a
thinker and decision-maker. the authors tell of Joseph's formative
years before he entered Parliamnet in 1956: the powerful Jewish
dynasty into which Josph was born; his time at Harrow; at Oxford;
his war years in the Royal Artillery; and his Fellowship at All
Souls. This volume charts the political career of Keith Joseph. The
authors challenge Joseph's self-declared conversion to Conservatism
in 1974 and the importance of his "education" of Margaret Thatcher.
His own ambition, intellectual integrity and consistency are all
examined and a different picture emerges of his role as the
intellectual driving force behind Conservative Government policy in
the 1980s.
This book examines the formation and operation of the Conservative
and Liberal Democrat coalition government from May 2010 to May
2015. The authors outline the factors that enabled the union,
including economic circumstances, parliamentary politics, the
initially amicable relationship established between David Cameron
and Nick Clegg, and the apparent ideological closeness of
Conservative modernisers and Orange Book Liberal Democrats. The
authors then analyse how these factors shaped the policy agenda
pursued over the five years, including the issues of deficit
reduction, public sector reform, and welfare reduction, before
discussing the tensions that developed as a result of these
decisions. Ultimately, relations between the coalition partners
steadily became less amicable and more acrimonious, as mutual
respect gave way to mutual recrimination.
This book shows the importance of political ideas in policy-making
and demonstrates the extent to which pragmatic considerations
preclude the imposition of rigid ideological programmes. It charts
the decline of the postwar British 'consensus', the changing face
of both the Conservative and Labour parties under the long shadow
of Thatcherism, and the growing emergence of single issue policies,
such as environmentalism and feminism. With an extensive
bibliography and suggested seminar and essay topics, Principles and
Politics can be used on any course, which focuses on contemporary
British politics, as well as having general appeal to those
interested in looking at the contemporary political and ideological
debate in the context of wider issues and trends. This second
edition is completely revised and updated.
Despite a recent decline in voter turnout, British general
elections are still the centrepiece of Britain's liberal democracy
and their results make a real difference to every British citizen.
They command strong media interest long before their dates are
announced and even uneventful campaigns dominate the headlines. The
2010 general election saw the first direct televised debates
between the main party leaders, adding further interest to a battle
which was always likely to be close. The result was a 'hung
parliament' and the first British coalition government since 1945.
However, as this book shows these were only the latest
manifestations of a transformation in British elections which began
in the early 1960s. While some election rituals remain intact - the
counting of votes by hand, the solemn declaration of individual
constituency results and, most importantly, the peaceful handover
of power if the incumbent party loses, almost everything of
significance has changed. Voters have very different attitudes;
fewer of them have party loyalties which are more than skin deep,
and they tend to base their choices on 'short-term' factors such as
the perceived competence of the parties and the image of the
leader. The parties themselves are barely recognisable from the
institutions of 1964 - not least because their membership figures
have dwindled dramatically. Election campaigns are now heavily
centralised, and focus obsessively on a handful of target seats.
This book reviews the history of British general elections since
1964, charting the changes in voters and parties at every step. In
parallel, it shows how electoral analysts have responded to these
developments. The first book of its kind, it will be invaluable to
readers with a general interest in British politics, as well as to
undergraduate and postgraduate students of the subject.
This book reviews the history of British general elections since
1964, charting the changes in voters and parties at every step. In
parallel, it shows how electoral analysts have responded to these
developments. This fully revised and updated edition examines the
general elections of 2015, 2017, and 2019 in the context of the
momentous referendums on Scottish independence (2014) and EU
membership (2016), showing the impact of these votes on an
electorate which has become increasingly volatile. If the early
post-war period was marked by strong partisan loyalties, based
largely on social class, in 2019 Britain seemed to have entered an
age of 'identity politics' in which factors such as age and
educational qualifications gave a better indication of voter
allegiance. By analysing all 16 elections since 1964 in their
historical context, this book allows readers to understand both the
scale and the nature of developments in British politics over these
eventful years.
This book reviews the history of British general elections since
1964, charting the changes in voters and parties at every step. In
parallel, it shows how electoral analysts have responded to these
developments. This fully revised and updated edition examines the
general elections of 2015, 2017, and 2019 in the context of the
momentous referendums on Scottish independence (2014) and EU
membership (2016), showing the impact of these votes on an
electorate which has become increasingly volatile. If the early
post-war period was marked by strong partisan loyalties, based
largely on social class, in 2019 Britain seemed to have entered an
age of 'identity politics' in which factors such as age and
educational qualifications gave a better indication of voter
allegiance. By analysing all 16 elections since 1964 in their
historical context, this book allows readers to understand both the
scale and the nature of developments in British politics over these
eventful years.
Despite a recent decline in voter turnout, British general
elections are still the centrepiece of Britain's liberal democracy
and their results make a real difference to every British citizen.
They command strong media interest long before their dates are
announced and even uneventful campaigns dominate the headlines. The
2010 general election saw the first direct televised debates
between the main party leaders, adding further interest to a battle
which was always likely to be close. The result was a 'hung
parliament' and the first British coalition government since 1945.
However, as this book shows these were only the latest
manifestations of a transformation in British elections which began
in the early 1960s. While some election rituals remain intact - the
counting of votes by hand, the solemn declaration of individual
constituency results and, most importantly, the peaceful handover
of power if the incumbent party loses, almost everything of
significance has changed. Voters have very different attitudes;
fewer of them have party loyalties which are more than skin deep,
and they tend to base their choices on 'short-term' factors such as
the perceived competence of the parties and the image of the
leader. The parties themselves are barely recognisable from the
institutions of 1964 - not least because their membership figures
have dwindled dramatically. Election campaigns are now heavily
centralised, and focus obsessively on a handful of target seats.
This book reviews the history of British general elections since
1964, charting the changes in voters and parties at every step. In
parallel, it shows how electoral analysts have responded to these
developments. The first book of its kind, it will be invaluable to
readers with a general interest in British politics, as well as to
undergraduate and postgraduate students of the subject.
Liberal values are the hallmark of a civilised society, but depend
on an optimistic view of the human condition. Stripped of this
essential ingredient, liberalism has become a hollow abstraction.
Tracing its effects through the media, politics and the public
services, the book argues that hollowed-out liberalism has helped
to produce our present discontent. The author teaches politics at
Leicester University and is the co-author of "The Essential A-Z
Guide to Modern British History", "Whatever Happened to the
Tories", "Keith Joseph: A Life", and "The Authorized Biography of
Willie Whitelaw."
Charles James Fox and William Pitt the Younger were the two
political giants of their day - the greatest of orators, and the
fiercest of rivals. But did the two men have anything in common?
Each was a younger son of distinguished fathers, who themselves had
been bitter rivals for power a generation earlier, and each came to
prominence at a very young age. Temperamentally, however, they
could hardly have been more different. Fox was genial, tolerant,
gregarious, self-indulgent, rash, a reckless gambler and a drinking
companion of the Prince of Wales (later the Prince Regent and
George IV) whereas Pitt was cautious, self-controlled (though also
a heavy drinker), calculating, ruthless and misanthropic. Their
fates were heavily influenced by their respective relationships
with George III, who formed an insensate hostility to Fox, using
unconstitutional means to exclude him from power, while favouring
Pitt, whom he appointed as Prime Minister at the age of 24, and
maintained in office for 17 years (plus a further two years in his
second administration). The result was that Fox enjoyed only three
very short periods as Foreign Minister, and was effectively Leader
of the Opposition for a record 23 years. But he did achieve a late
triumph when, following the death of Pitt, he became the dominant
member of the `Government of All the Talents' and lived long enough
to be able to introduce the bill which abolished the slave trade.
Featuring a wide cast of characters, this book sheds new light on
the political landscape of Georgian England and two of the leading
political players of the age.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
As a complex and multifaceted world-view, conservatism is often
pigeonholed and partially understood. And while the nature of
conservative ideology is warmly contested among scholars, no-one
can deny its prominence in contemporary debates and its effects on
the politics of everyday life. These 16 essays written by expert
scholars and specialists offer a broad survey of conservative
thought that extends beyond typical historical and geographic
boundaries to include past thinkers like Plato and Edmund Burke,
non-European conservative traditions such as Japan and Russia, and
political 'practitioners' including Margaret Thatcher, Ronald
Reagan and Charles de Gaulle. Each essay grapples with short
primary source extracts while offering instructive criticism and
commentary. Conservative Moments offers students a useful,
accessible, and comprehensive exposition of this political
ideology.
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