Author: Ian Budge

Direct democracy involves citizens in discussion and decisions about what the government is to do, rather than leaving this to officials or parliam...

Examines the state of the British political system during the 1990s covering such areas as: economic difficulties and government response; bureaucr...

The New British Politics is one of the most comprehensive and successful introductions to British politics ever published. Now available in a fully...

This comprehensive introduction to politics provides an essential template for assessing the health and workings of present day democracy by explor...

This bold venture into political theory and comparative politics combines traditional concerns about democracy with modern analytical methods. It a...

A pioneering textbook which explains the dynamics of politics across Europe in the post-Cold war era. Comparing democratisation, transition to a ma...

This comprehensive introduction to politics provides an essential template for assessing the health and workings of present day democracy by explor...