Policy Agendas in British Politics

by Will Jennings, Peter John, Shaun Bevan, et al.

Book Overview

Using a unique dataset spanning fifty years of policy-making in Britain, this book traces how topics like the economy, international affairs, and crime have shifted in importance. It takes a new approach to agenda setting called focused adaptation, and sheds new light on key points of change in British politics, such as Thatcherism and New Labour.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230390390
• ISBN13: 9780230390393
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"