James Mitchell

Devolution U. K. CB

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. It highlights the importance of the English dimension and the role that England's territorial politics played in constitutional debates. Similarities and differences between how the components of the UK were governed are described. It argues that the UK should be understood now, even more than pre-devolution, as a state of distinct unions, each with its own deeply rooted past and trajectory. Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a wealth of secondary work, the book offers a comprehensive account of the territorial constitution of the UK from the early twentieth century through to the operation of the new devolved system of government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lund University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 165mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9780719053580
• ISBN-10: 0719053587
• Artikelnr.: 27036633

Autorenporträt

James Mitchell is Professor of Politics in the Department of Government at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables Preface 1. Constituting the UK 2. Approaching to
Arch-angelic: administrative devolution in Scotland 3. Staggering forward
little by little: administrative devolution in Wales 4. Encouraging
conformity, not emphasizing differences: Northern Ireland 5. A chaos of
areas and bodies: the English dimension 6. The settled will of the Scottish
people 7. Devolution is a process: Wales 8. In search of legitimacy:
Northern Ireland since 1972 9. The English Question 10. Ever looser union
Bibliography and sources Index