Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3277: Developments in British Politics: Institutions and Behaviour

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading: 

  • Evans, G. and Menon, A. (2017) Brexit and British Politics, Cambridge: Polity
  • Finlayson, A, (2003) Making Sense of New Labour, London: Lawrence and Wishart
  • Gamble, A. (1994) The Free Economy and the Strong State, Basingstoke: Palgrave
  • Heffernan, R., et al. (2016) Developments in British Politics 10, Basingstoke: Palgrave
  • Jones, B. and Norton, P. (2014) Politics UK, 8th edition, Oxon: Routledge
  • Kerr, P. (2005) Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus, London: Routledge
  • McAnulla, S. (2006) British Politics: A Critical Introduction, London: Continuum
  • Moran, M. (2015) Politics and Governance in the UK, 3rd edition, London: Palgrave
  • Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R. (2003) Reinterpreting British Governance,London: Routledge
  • Mayblin, L. (2017). Asylum after empire: Colonial legacies in the politics of asylum seeking. Rowman & Littlefield.
  • James, O., Olsen, A. L., Moynihan, D., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2020) Behavioral Public Performance: How People Make Sense of Government Metrics. Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.