Books by John Dearlove

John Dearlove's aim is to make sense of the changes brought about by the Local Government Act of 1972 and the discussion they generated. Whilst attempting to develop a political perspective on reorganization, Dearlove shows that the official case for reorganisation and the academic discussion of it hindered their own understanding by uncritically accepting superficial traditional wisdoms.

aeo Features fresh and lively coverage of all the key political science topics including the constitution, voting behaviour, pressure groups, and political parties. aeo Offers comprehensive analysis of a range of important contemporary issues, eg. globalization, the European Union, the Third way.