A01=James Mitchell
Author_James Mitchell
Category=JP
constitutional debates
devolution
distinct unions
early twentieth century
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government
pre-devolution
territorial constitution
territorial politics
United Kingdom
Product details
- ISBN 9780719053580
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2009
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. It highlights the importance of the English dimension and the role that England’s territorial politics played in constitutional debates. Similarities and differences between how the components of the UK were governed are described. It argues that the UK should be understood now, even more than pre-devolution, as a state of distinct unions, each with its own deeply rooted past and trajectory. Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a wealth of secondary work, the book offers a comprehensive account of the territorial constitution of the UK from the early twentieth century through to the operation of the new devolved system of government.
James Mitchell is Professor of Politics in the Department of Government at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow
