Exploring British Politics

CONTENTS Part I Context 1. Understanding British Politics 2. British government in context 3. Economy and society 4. The media and communications Part II Constitution and institutions 5. The constitution 6. The core executive 7. Parliament 8. Law and the judiciary Part III Multi-level governance 9. The changing state 10. Local government to local governance 11. Devolution 12. The UK and the European Union Part IV Political parties 13. UK party systems 14. Party organisation 15. Ideology and party competition Part V Participation 16. Elections and electoral systems 17. Voting behaviour 18. Referendums and pressure groups Conclusions 19. Governance and democracy in the UK