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A bold and unique introduction to UK Politics. This is the first textbook which breaks free from the conventional approaches that revolve around the Westminster bubble, instead drawing upon the diverse challenges facing citizens and decision-makers today. Leading experts are brought together in this carefully edited collection that spans traditional and critical approaches. An Introduction to UK Politics highlights central concerns facing British politics today, from ongoing colonial legacies to Britain's inequality and the impact of decades of austerity. Spotlighted throughout are timely examples and latest research, drawing on topics spanning policy responses to climate change and the role of social class in educational outcomes; to the latest calls for increased devolution and shifting public opinion on UK Foreign Policy.
This textbook is packed with features, including:
· Case Studies to encourage critical thinking by presenting different perspectives on key events.
· Theory Boxes which explore concepts in action.
· Spotlight on Research showcases seminal and controversial publications to spark debate.
· Annotated Reading Lists guide students to further readings.
Unique to this text is a central focus on the role identities and inequalities play in contemporary British Politics. It offers students the tools to conduct analysis into the shifting dynamics in this major new action-focused, problem-based, and engaging introduction. And centrally, the book offers a compelling call to action - that is how we all have the capacity to shape British politics every day.
An Introduction to UK Politics is essential reading for any undergraduate student studying UK or British Politics.
Joanie Willett - Associate Professor in Politics, University of Exeter, UK
Arianna Giovannini - Professor of Political Sociology, University of Urbino, Italy
Contents
An introduction to politics in the UK - Joanie Willett and Arianna Giovannini
Part 1: Foundations
1 Power, Pluralism, And Politics in the UK - Joanie Willett
2 The UK as a Multi-National State: contested histories, state-formation and constitutional settlement - Arianna Giovannini
3 The Global History of the UK: Colonialism and Decolonisation - Amina Easat-Daas and Simon Stevens
4 Class and gender as structural inequalities in the UK: The politics of production and social reproduction - Frederick Harry Pitts and Lorena Lombardozzi
Part 2: Institutions
5 Creating Political Change: From the (Informal) Politics of the Everyday to Formal Politics. - Joanie Willett
6 Devolution, Sub-national Governance and Inequalities - Arianna Giovannini
7 Do British Political Parties Reflect British Pluralism? - Judith Sijstermans
8 Elections, Referenda and Public Opinion - Rosie Campbell
9 Place, Pluralism and the Media: Who Tells Us About Political Affairs? - Steven Harkins
10 The Legislature - Thomas Caygill
11 The Executive - Patrick Diamond
Part 3: Big Questions
12 An Economy for all? - Kate Alexander-Shaw
13 UK environment and climate change politics - Clare Saunders
14 Britain in the world - Ben Whitham
