The Oxford Handbook of British Politics Hardback
Edited by Matthew (Reader in Parliamentary Government and Governance at the University of Sheffield. Flinders, Andrew (Professor of Politics and Head of Department at the University of Cambridge.) Gamble, Colin (Professor of Political Analysis and Director, Political Economy Research Centre at the U Hay, Michael (Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London University) Kenny
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The study of British politics has been reinvigorated in recent years as a generation of new scholars seeks to build-upon a distinct disciplinary heritage while also exploring new empirical territory and finds much support and encouragement from previous generations in forging new grounds in relation to theory and methods.
It is in this context that The Oxford Handbook of British Politics has been conceived.
The central ambition of the Handbook is not just to illustrate both the breadth and depth of scholarship that is to be found within the field.
It also seeks to demonstrate the vibrancy and critical self-reflection that has cultivated a much sharper and engaging, and notably less insular, approach to the terrain it seeks to explore and understand.
In this emphasis on critical engagement, disciplinary evolution, and a commitment to shaping rather than re-stating the discipline The Oxford Handbook of British Politics is consciously distinctive.
In showcasing the diversity now found in the analysis of British politics, the Handbook is built upon three foundations.
The first principle that underpins the volume is a broad understanding of 'the political'.
It covers a much broader range of topics, themes and issues than would commonly be found within a book on British politics.
This emphasis on an inclusive approach also characterises the second principle that has shaped this collection - namely, diversity in relation to commissioned authors.
The final principle focuses on the distinctiveness of the study of British politics.
Each chapter seeks to reflect on what is distinctive- both in terms of the empirical nature of the issue of concern, and the theories and methods that have been deployed to unravel the nature and causes of the debate.
The result is a unique volume that: draws-upon the intellectual strengths of the study of British politics; reflects the innate diversity and inclusiveness of the discipline; isolates certain distinctive issues and then reflects on their broader international relevance; and finally looks to the future by pointing towards emerging or overlooked areas of research.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:1002 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:16/07/2009
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- ISBN:9780199230952
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:1002 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:16/07/2009
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- ISBN:9780199230952