1st Edition

Devolution and British Politics

By Michael O'Neill Copyright 2004
    404 Pages
    by Routledge

    408 Pages
    by Routledge

    Devolution has transformed the British Polity in the last decade. Taking this profound change as its theme, Devolutionand British Politics is an up-to date, comprehensive and effective review of the origins and development of the devolution process.Devolution in British Politics offers a de-centralised assessment of British politics and encourages critical thinking regarding contemporary political theory.

    Introduction: Devolution and British Politics
    PART ONE. A KINGDOM UNITED 1. State-building and national integration in Britain. Michael O'Neill 2. Challenging the Centre: Home Rule Movements. Michael O'Neill
    PART TWO. RE-IMAGINING BRITAIN: THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY
    3. Politicizing Territorial Identity: Theorems of Change. Michael O'Neill
    4. The Politics of Identity: Scottish Nationalism. Antonia Dodds and David Seawright
    5. The Politics of Identity: Wales. James Hunter
    6. Northern Ireland: Resolving an Ancient Quarrel. Rick Wilford
    PART THREE. REFORMING THE BRITISH STATE
    7. Reforming the British State: The1998 Watershed. Michael O'Neill
    8. Intra-party relationships of British state-wide political parties within the developing territorial agenda. David Baker
    9. Central Government and Devolution. Janice Mcmillan and Andrew Massey
    10. English Regional Governance. Chris Stevens
    11. The Impact of European Integration. Janet Mather  

    Biography

    Michael Oneill