Bill Jones

'Just Like Us'?

The Politics of Ministerial Promotion in UK Government

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Produktbeschreibung

Informed by interviews with key political figures and commentators, this entertaining and enlightening book exposes the influences, processes, and motivations behind ministerial promotion in British Government.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 639g
• ISBN-13: 9781032520728
• ISBN-10: 1032520728
• Artikelnr.: 70147236

Autorenporträt

Bill Jones is Honorary Professor of Political Studies at Liverpool Hope University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Becoming a Professional Politician 2. Negotiating Promotion
3. The Recruitment Pool and the Role of the Whips' Office 4. Reshuffling
the Pack 5. The Role of the Media 6. Special Advisers (SPADs): The New
'Apprentice Ministers'? 7. Opposition Parties and Promotio8. How to be an
Effective Minister 9. Dreaming of Downing St: Churchill, Lord Home and Liz
Truss 10. Promotion of Gender, LGBT and Ethnicity Ministers in British
Government 11. 'Promotion Velocity' and the 'Boris Problem' 12. Concluding
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