Tony Wright (UCL Emeritus Professor of Government)

British Politics

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

The nature of politics in Britain is being questioned as never before, with Brexit throwing both party and national politics into turmoil. Here, Tony Wright provides the essential context for current debates about the state of British politics, identifying key characteristics of its history and ideas which influence the current political landscape.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 3 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 111mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9780198827320
• ISBN-10: 0198827326
• Artikelnr.: 57827624

Autorenporträt

Tony Wright is Emeritus Professor of Government and Emeritus Professor of Government and Public Policy at UCL. Between 1992 and 2010, he served as a UK Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase, and in 2009 chaired the parliamentary committee that produced the 'Wright reforms' of the House of Commons. He is the author or editor of over twenty books, including Doing Politics (Biteback, 2012) and Rethinking Democracy (Wiley, 2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of illustrations
1: The Britishness of British politics
2: The constitution: old and new
3: Arguing: the politics of ideas
4: Governing: still the strong centre?
5: Representing: voters and parties
6: Accounting: parliament and politicians
7: Whither British politics
Further reading
Index