Books in the Theory and Practice in British Politics series

Brings issues of legal theory to life by relating them to real problems in British politics. Questions about human rights, the rule of law, the unwritten constitution, the role of judges, law and politics and civil disobediance are discussed.

This volume provides an insight into the theory and practice of political representation, a concept that is central to the understanding of modern British politics. It explores the key elements of representation and the connections between theory and the British representative tradition.

Sophisticated yet easily accessible text which applies models of bureacracy to current changes in the British Civil Service and also looks at the impact of the EC.

Study which examines the recent growth of non-mainstream political movements such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, in the wake of an increasing dissatisfaction with traditional politics and political parties.

An examination of electoral systems which points out the advantages and disadvantages of, for example, proportional representation and the first-past-the-post systems. The territorial dimension is explored and the way in which voting or election systems relate to democracy is analyzed.