The histories of journalism and democracy are closely linked. The origins of journalism, as
we recognize it today, parallel the turbulent birth of the fi rst democratic societies nearly four …

According to numerous studies, campaign and news media messages can alter the
importance individuals place on an issue when evaluating politicians, an effect called …

In this engagingly written history of electioneering in Britain from the eighteenth century to
the present, Jon Lawrence explores the changing relationship between politicians and …

This first volume of the Official History studies the background to privatisation, and the
privatisations of the first two Conservative Governments led by Margaret Thatcher from May …

Political marketing–the utilization of commercial marketing techniques and concepts in
politics–is being used to varying degrees around the world. Many political parties conduct …

In this, the first of two self-standing volumes bringing The New Oxford History of England up
to the present, Brian Harrison begins in 1951 with much of the empire intact and with Britain …

This book takes an in-depth look into recent developments in European social democracy. It
begins by highlighting the somewhat paradoxical turn by a number of social democratic …

Margaret Thatcher's premiership from 1979 to 1990 had a profound impact on Scotland.
David Stewart analyzes the impact of this period of Conservative government on Scotland …

Dennoch wurden einige Bausteine des britischen politischen Systems immer wieder gerne
für die institutionelle Architektur anderer Länder übernommen. Deutsche …

“England,” declared 19th Century reformer John Bright,“is the mother of parliaments.” In fact,
England is the mother of a particular form of parliamentary democracy, known commonly as …