Constitutional Futures Revisited: Britain's Constitution to 2020

By Robert Hazell

Book Overview

Introduction: Forecasting Constitutional Futures; M.Glover & R.Hazell PART I: THE DECENTRALISED STATE Scotland and Wales: The Evolution of Devolution; A.Trench Tying the UK Together? Intergovernmental Relations and the Financial Constitution of the UK; A.Trench Northern Ireland: Polarisation or Normalisation?; R.Wilson & R.Wilford Answering the English Question; A.Harding, R.Hazell, M.Burch & J.Rees The Future of Britishness; A.Aughey PART II: THE CENTRAL STATE The Judiciary; A.Le Sueur & K.Malleson Whitehall; S.L.Greer The Future of the Monarchy: The Reign of King Charles III; R.M.Morris PART III: NEW FORMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY The New Human Rights Culture; C.O'Cinneide Downward Slope? FOI and Access to Information; M.Glover & S.Holsen Watchdogs of the Constitution - the Biters Bit?; O.Gay & B.K.Winetrobe Media Pressures on Politics; P.Riddell PART IV: REPRESENTATION Majoritarianism under Pressure: The Electoral and Party Systems; A.Blau Whither The Parties?; J.Fisher Parliament: Emasculated or Emancipated?; M.Russell Conclusion; R.Hazell

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349306223
• ISBN13: 9781349306220
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"