This is a fully updated edition of Success in Politics - a comprehensive and accessible textbook revised to fit the requirements of the new AS and A level specifications. It provides a solid introduction to all of the principal and most popular optional fields of study, such as American government and comparative US/British politics, political behaviour, political concepts, ideologies and doctrines. The updates include the June 2001 UK general election.
Reinforce your understanding throughout the course. Clear topic summaries with
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Reinforce your understanding throughout the course. Clear topic summaries with
sample questions and answers will help you improve your exam technique to
achieve higher grades.
Build your students' knowledge of the ideas, tensions and key thinkers within
the core ideologies of conservatism, liberalism and socialism, plus the
additional ideologies of Nationalism, Multiculturalism and Ecologism.
Topical reading essential for exam success. - Review all the key developments in UK politics from the last year, with expert analysis you can draw on both throughout your course and in the exams - Go beyond your textbooks to build a bank of up-to-date examples and data, helping you develop knowledgeable and persuasive arguments - Know how to hit the highest grades with guidance from experienced teachers and authors, Neil McNaughton and Eric Magee Contents Chapter 1: The 2017 general election: an earthquake or just a tremor? Chapter 2: After the 2017 general election: governing without a majority Chapter 3: City and regional mayors: how much power do they really have? Chapter 4: The Central Executive: what happened to collective responsibility? Chapter 5: Pluralism: Does social media enhance or threaten democracy? Chapter 6: The Supreme Court: is it too powerful? Chapter 7: Pressure groups: three contemporary case studies (the Fawcett Society, the Taxpayers' Alliance, UK Finance) Chapter 8: Time for a British Bill of Rights? Chapter 9: European Union: what are the key issues for Brexit? Chapter 10: Scotland: is nationalism in terminal decline?
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