Coalition Britain : the UK election of 2010 / edited by Gianfranco Baldini and Jonathan Hopkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baldini, Gianfranco.

Hopkin, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament--Elections, 2010.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Parliament.

Coalition governments--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Coalition governments.

Political parties--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Political parties.

History.

Great Britain--Politics and government--2007-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.

Summary:

The 2010 election transformed the British political landscape, ushering in a coalition government for the first time since the Second World War, and breaking up the UK's traditional pattern of two-party dominance.

Bringing together recognised experts in key areas of British politics, this book analyses the implications of this turning point in British history. It looks beyond the sound and fury of the election campaign in search of the deeper causes and long-term consequences of the 2010 poll, placing the election in a broader context. It assesses the reasons for Labour's defeat and for the Conservatives' failure to with the election outright, and examines the Liberal Democrats' remarkable transformation into a party of government. The book also addresses the impact of the global financial crisis and the problems facing the British economy one decade into the new century, the implications of the election for the unity of the United Kingdom, and the changing nature of Britain's international and European role.

This timely, accessible volume will be of interest to academic specialists and students of British politics as well as the interested general reader seeking insights into the rapidly changing British political scene. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. Introduction: an anomalous election, a surprising coalition / Gianfranco Baldini

2. The British general election of 2010 and the advent of coalition government / Patrick Dunleavy

3. The Labour Party / Eric Shaw

4. The path to (sharing) power: the Conservative Party / Richard Hayton

5. The Liberal Democrats / Elizabeth Evans

6. The financial crisis and financial regulation in the UK / Lucia Quaglia

7. Inequality, poverty and the 2010 election / Jonathan Hopkin and Martina Viarengo

8. Immigration and multiculturalism: controversies and policies / Roberto Bertinetti

9. Devolution and the 2010 election in Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland / Alan Trench

10. Between Europe and America: the coalition and Britain's changing international role / Gianfranco Baldini

11. Conclusion: Cameron and Clegg's great experiment / Jonathan Hopkin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780719083693

0719083699

9780719083709

0719083702

OCLC:

778270624