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Party Management (2020)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2020). Party Management. In A. Roe-Crines, & T. Heppell (Eds.), Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath (239-259). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53673-2_11

The aim of this chapter is to assess how effective Heath was at internal management within the Conservative Party. The chapter considers Heath in relation to (a) the organisational infrastructure of the party and (b) the maintenance of good relations... Read More about Party Management.

Sir Anthony Eden (2020)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2020). Sir Anthony Eden. In I. Dale (Ed.), The Prime Ministers (383-388). Hodder & Stoughton

Relationship Between the Two Houses (2018)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P., & Maer, L. (2018). Relationship Between the Two Houses. In A. Horne, & G. Drewry (Eds.), Parliament and the Law (125-46). (2nd). Hart Publishing

The Political Organisation of Parliament (2018)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2018). The Political Organisation of Parliament. In C. Leston-Bandeira, & L. Thompson (Eds.), Exploring Parliament (15-23). Oxford University Press

The oratory of Enoch Powell (2015)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2016). The oratory of Enoch Powell. In R. Hayton, & A. S. Crines. (Eds.), Conservative orators from Baldwin to Cameron (74-86). Manchester University Press

Parliament and the constitution: The coalition in conflict (2015)
Book Chapter
Norton, P., & Thompson, L. (2015). Parliament and the constitution: The coalition in conflict. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition: Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (129-144). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377.0014

The provisions of the Coalition’s agenda covering constitutional issues were embodied in section 24 of The Coalition: Our Programme for Government, entitled ‘Political Reform’ (HM Government, 2010: 26–7). The 27 bullet points included fixed-term five... Read More about Parliament and the constitution: The coalition in conflict.

The coalition and the conservatives (2015)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2015). The coalition and the conservatives. In A. Seldon, & M. Finn (Eds.), The Coalition Effect, 2010–2015 (467-491). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139946551.018

© Cambridge University Press 2015. The effect on the Conservative Party of being in a coalition government from May 2010 onwards was profound. It challenged the essence of the party's approach to government. It did so in two respects. First, the part... Read More about The coalition and the conservatives.

Continuity and change in parliamentarianism in twenty-first century European politics (2014)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2015). Continuity and change in parliamentarianism in twenty-first century European politics. In J. Magone (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of European Politics (328-345). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315755830

The nineteenth century was notable for the growth of national legislatures in Europe, both in number and in political significance. Although the development was not uniform – some nations lacked a legislature at the heart of their political system –... Read More about Continuity and change in parliamentarianism in twenty-first century European politics.

Enoch Powell (2012)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2012). Enoch Powell. In Eminent Parliamentarians: the speaker's lectures (132 - 158). Biteback Publishing

Introduction (2012)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2012). Introduction. In P. Norton (Ed.), Eminent parliamentarians: the Speaker's lectures (1-11). Biteback Publishing

The introduction chapter explains why genre study provides a compelling theoretical and methodological framework for studying East Asian and transnational cinemas. It presents an overview of the development of genre study and identifies three interre... Read More about Introduction.

Comparing leadership patterns and dynamics in the legislative arena (2012)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2012). Comparing leadership patterns and dynamics in the legislative arena. In L. Helms (Ed.), Comparative political leadership (56-76). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137264916_3

We know what legislatures are but we know much less about what they do and have little theory to help us understand what goes on within them as they shape the political agenda and achieve particular public policies.

Biographical note (2012)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2012). Biographical note. In Enoch at 100: a re-evaluation of the life, politics and philosophy of Enoch Powell (xxv - xxix). Biteback Publishing

Coalition cohesion (2012)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2012). Coalition cohesion. In T. Heppell, & D. Seawright (Eds.), Cameron and the Conservatives: The transition to coalition government (181-193). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230367487_13

Anthony King (1976) identified different modes of executive-legislative relations. In the United Kingdom, the most visible is the opposition mode, in which the party in government is pitted against the party or parties, in opposition. This mode, as K... Read More about Coalition cohesion.

Constitutional change and the tensions of liberal democracy (2012)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2012). Constitutional change and the tensions of liberal democracy. In J. Connelly, & J. Hayward (Eds.), The Withering of the Welfare State (71-85). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230349230_5

The past 50 years have witnessed significant changes in the constitutional arrangements of nations around the globe. Changes have been necessary in order to ensure a stable polity, achieving or maintaining some degree of balance between effectiveness... Read More about Constitutional change and the tensions of liberal democracy.

'Thatcher, 1975-9' (2012)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2012). 'Thatcher, 1975-9'. In Leaders of the Opposition from Churchill to Cameron (97 - 108). Palgrave Macmillan