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Originally published in 1977, this book provided the first analysis of the processes of political integration and devolution within the British Isles, taking account of the social, economic and cultural factors involved as well as the unique character of the political system, together with the growth of Scottish and Welsh nationalism. The book contains both an analysis of the nationalist movements of Ireland, Ulster, Scotland and Wales and a critical assessment of the way British central Governments have reacted to these movements.

Originally published in 1964, this book remains a seminal source for contemporary political scientists and offers exceptional insights into notions of responsibility. Wahlke (1971) describes it as 'one of the best analytical surveys of representation.' The book is a compact and critical essay on the British constitution which reveals the realities of British politics in the second half of the 20th Century by showing the extent to which theory and reality agree and differ.

chapter 1 Introduction -- part Part 1: Authority in the modern state -- chapter 2 Nationalism and the national state -- chapter 3 Ethnic cleavages, multiculturalism and the national state -- chapter 4 Globalization and the national state -- chapter 5 Global terrorism -- chapter 6 Political authority and legitimacy -- part Part II: The democratic state and the citizen -- chapter 7 Democracy -- chapter 8 Political representation -- chapter 9 Political participation -- chapter 10 Liberty and freedom -- chapter 11 Rights -- part Part III: Political power and policy making -- chapter 12 Political power -- chapter 13 Pluralism -- chapter 14 Elitism and class dominance -- chapter 15 Corporatism -- part Part IV: Styles of political analysis -- chapter 16 Towards a science of politics: positivism, behaviouralism and economic models -- chapter 17 Against a science of politics: values, historicism and hermeneutics.

This highly acclaimed and popular academic text is now available in a new edition, having been revised and updated to cover the analyses of the use, abuse and ambiguity of many essential concepts used in political discourse and political studies. These include basic concepts such as liberty, democracy, rights, representation, authority and political power. New to this edition are three sections of great topical interest:entirely original analysis of global terrorism, which puts the recent developments of Islamic terrorism into perspective by comparing it with earlier e.

The tenth edition of this acclaimed text continues to provide a lively, comprehensive and up-to-date account of British political institutions, of the way in which they operate, and of the society in which they developed. It includes new sections on the following key areas: the monarchy and the House of Lords the 1997 general election the transformation of the Labour party and the demise of the Tory's the European Union devolution the judicial system Northern Ireland.

A concise and stimulating analysis of the theory of nationalism, and the theories, process and problems of national integration. Although nationalism is the most successful political ideology in human history, its achievement in getting the world's entire land surface divided between nation-states has led to considerable problems in integrating the ethnic and cultural minorities within these states.