Kapak Cinsi : Karton
Yayınevi : Pearson Education
Baskı Tarihi : 2006
Edisyon : 5  Sayfa Sayısı: 860
ISBN 10: 1405832401
ISBN 13: 9781405832403

This best-selling and highly respected text provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the British polity and political system. Politics UK 5e covers all of the core elements of an introductory undergraduate politics course - the constitution, social context, political ideology, parliament, Prime Minister and departments, elections and voting behaviour, the media, pressure groups, local government and the judiciary as well as the major policy areas. The material is presented in a consistently clear and lively style, constantly challenging the student and raising thought-provoking issues.  Politics UK 5e has now been updated to include details of the 2005 general election.

1. Introduction: Explaining Politics
2. The Historical context: Globalisation
3. The Social and Economic Contexts
4. Ideology and the Liberal Tradition
5. Political Ideas: Key concepts
6. Political Ideas: The major parties
7. Political Ideas: Themes and fringes
8. Elections
9. Voting behaviour
10. The mass media and political communication
11. Pressure Groups
12. Political Parties
13. Pathways to Politics
14. Devolution
15. The changing constiution
16. The Crown
17. The House of Commons
18. The House of Lords
19. The Cabinet and Prime Minister
20. Ministers, Departments and Civil Servants
21. Civil Service management and policy
22. Local government
23. The Judiciary
24. The policy-making process
25. The politics of Law and Order
26. Social Policy
27. Economic Policy
28. British Foreign and defence policy under the Blair government
29. Environmental policy
30. Northern Ireland
31. Britain and European Integration
32. Labour in government: An assessment

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Election 2005 Update Chapter