Understanding US/ UK Goverment and Politics: A Comparative Guide - Couverture souple

Watts, Duncan

 
9780719067211: Understanding US/ UK Goverment and Politics: A Comparative Guide
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0719067219 ISBN 13 : 9780719067211
Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Political systems are shaped by the societies in which they function. For this reason, it is helpful to know something about the historical, geographical, social and economic settings against which they operate. It is also helpful to understand something of the values and ideas which have mattered and continue to matter to those who inhabit any individual country. This book examines the background factors that help to shape the way in which political life and processes operate in Britain and America. In particular, it examines the similarities and differences in the political culture of the countries. Constitutions describe the fundamental rules according to which states are governed, be they embodied in the law, customs or conventions. Liberties and rights are of especial concern in liberal democracies, which claim to provide a broad range of them. The book examines the protection of liberties in both countries, in particular the right of freedom of expression. In advanced Western democracies, the media perform a major role. The book deals with the impact on political life of the two major mass media: the press and television. Elections are the main mechanism for expressing the public's collective desires about who should be in government and what the government should do. The book examines a number of issues about the functioning of elections in two democracies, looking at the electoral system, and the way in which voters behave and the influence upon their voting. -- .

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À propos de l?auteur

Duncan Watts is Editor of the Politics Association Resource Centre

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Éditeur
Manchester University Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0719067219
ISBN 13 
9780719067211
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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