Debates in British Politics Today (Politics Today)

Debates in British Politics Today (Politics Today)

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 272 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780719057014
  • DDC分類 320.941

Full Description


This text examines a range of current debates in British politics. Issues covered include: do we still need the monarchy? Is the mass media the enemy of democracy? Is politics still class-based? The environment - our world in danger or Green scaremongering? The contents focus directly on the dynamics of political argument in order to reveal how rival politicians and political scientists practice their persuasive art. Each contributor explores a disputed viewpoint, showing how differences of attitude and ideology structure the contemporary debate. Students should learn how an argument is constructed and develop the skills necessary for separating rhetoric from political reality. Further guidance is provided by summary boxes and suggested additional reading.

Contents

Part 1 Debates on the constitutionJones; has Prime Minister Major been replaced by President Blair? Graham P. Thomas; a constitutional question - the United Kingdom or Federal Britain? Colin Pilkington; the Belfast Agreement - as good as it gets or the worst possible of all possible worlds? Arthur Aughey; a people's Europe - federal or pragmatic? Colin Pilkington. Part 2 Debates on government: should the civil service become fully politicised? John Greenwood; local government - could mayors make a difference? David Wilson; quangos - are they unloved and misunderstood? Tony Stoot. Part 3 debates on democracy: is the mass media the enemy of democracy? Bill Jones; would fixed term parliaments enhance democracy? Philip Norton; should citizenship education be compulsory? Lynton Robins, Vivien Robins; towards a more responsive democracy - referendum or electoral reform? Duncan Watts; should political parties be funded by the state? Graham P. Thomas. Part 4 Debates on issues: law and order - is toughness the only answer? Bill Jones; is high taxation the price of a civilised society? Clive Gray; globalisation - is it good or bad for Britain? Barrie Axford; feminism - political success or economic disaster? Moyra Grant; is politics still class-based? Jonathan Tonge; reforming the welfare state -benefit or burden, Rob Baggott; the environment - our world in danger or green scaremongering? Geoff Lee.