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A century of constitutional reform (2011)
Book
Norton, P. (2011). P. Norton (Ed.). A century of constitutional reform. Wiley

A Century of Constitutional Reform is a detailed study of the introduction, passage and consequences of major constitutional legislation in the United Kingdom. The book covers legislation enacted since the passage of the Parliament Act 1911, with con... Read More about A century of constitutional reform.

British Conservatism and foreign policy: Traditions and ideas shaping Cameron's global view (2011)
Journal Article
Beech, M. (2011). British Conservatism and foreign policy: Traditions and ideas shaping Cameron's global view. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 13(3), 348-363. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.00445.x

This article contributes to a debate on prospective Conservative foreign policy initiated by Klaus Dodds and Stuart Elden in this journal. The central argument is that Cameron's global view is being shaped by the traditions and ideas associated with... Read More about British Conservatism and foreign policy: Traditions and ideas shaping Cameron's global view.

Selected writings of John A. Hobson 1932-1938: The struggle for the international mind (2011)
Book
Hobson, J. M., & Tyler, C. (Eds.). (2011). Selected writings of John A. Hobson 1932-1938: The struggle for the international mind. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203834435

© 2011 John Hobson. John A. Hobson is widely recognised as the most important British New Liberal thinker of politics and political economy of the twentieth century. The Selected Writings of John A. Hobson showcases an exciting and previously unpubli... Read More about Selected writings of John A. Hobson 1932-1938: The struggle for the international mind.

Divided loyalties: The European Communities Act 1972 (2011)
Journal Article
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2011). Divided loyalties: The European Communities Act 1972. Parliamentary History, 30(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-0206.2010.00242.x

UK membership of the European Communities (EC) was prompted by economic and political factors. It represented a novel constitutional departure; one that was contested. The proposal for membership created divisions between, and within, both main parti... Read More about Divided loyalties: The European Communities Act 1972.

Introduction: A century of change (2011)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2011). Introduction: A century of change. Parliamentary History, 30(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-0206.2010.00240.x

With the United Kingdom lacking a codified constitution, there has been no extraordinary formal mechanism for amending the provisions of the constitution. Change has been achieved through parliament. The century since the passage of the Parliament Ac... Read More about Introduction: A century of change.

Faction (2011)
Book Chapter
Hatzistavrou, A. (2011). Faction. In M. Deslauriers, & P. Destrée (Eds.), The Cambridge companion to Aristotle's politics (275-300). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9780511791581.012

In the fifth book of the Politics Aristotle discusses the issue of change in political constitutions. He focuses primarily (though not exclusively) on constitutional changes which are brought about by faction (stasis). In this chapter I examine Arist... Read More about Faction.

Ethics in War: A View From Realism (2011)
Book Chapter
Lonsdale, D. (2011). Ethics in War: A View From Realism. In Ethics, Law and Military Operations (29 - 43). Palgrave MacMillan

Hegemony, Equilibrium and Counterpower: A Synthetic Approach (2011)
Book Chapter
Beyer, C. (2011). Hegemony, Equilibrium and Counterpower: A Synthetic Approach. In Realism and World Politics (232 - 248). Routledge

This article claims that realist and constructivist ideas are compatible. Structural realism is needed to understand the constraining and stabilizing role of material factors. Furthermore, it detects process in a law-like tendency towards internation... Read More about Hegemony, Equilibrium and Counterpower: A Synthetic Approach.

The Englishness of Westminster (2011)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2011). The Englishness of Westminster. In C. Berberich, & A. Aughey (Eds.), These Englands: a conversation on national identity (174-192). Manchester University Press

A whole world: the personal is the global (2011)
Journal Article
Beyer, C. (2011). A whole world: the personal is the global. Journal of spirituality and paranormal studies, 34(1), 48 - 58

A truly holist worldview would indicate that indeed all personal actions and perceptions are experienced and interact in a logical way with a fully structured, interdependent world. Every personal action, feeling and thought is reflected and responde... Read More about A whole world: the personal is the global.

Gender and Security (2010)
Book Chapter
Kennedy, C., & Kennedy-Pipe, C. (2010). Gender and Security. In Contemporary Security Studies (106 - 120). (2nd). Oxford University Press

Provides broad coverage of contemporary security studies, giving lecturers the flexibility to use the text in a way that supports their module. Assumes no background knowledge and makes effective use of learning features, making it accessible to stud... Read More about Gender and Security.

Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap? (2010)
Journal Article
Wurzel, R. K. (2010). Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap?. German Politics, 19(3-4), 460-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2010.515838

The Grand Coalition's ability to induce significant environmental policy changes was constrained by a 'dual path dependency'. First, environmental policy has developed into a relatively consensual policy field in Germany although there are also some... Read More about Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap?.

Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition (2010)
Book Chapter
Dai, X., & Diao, Z. (2010). Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition. In R. Wurzel, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The European Union as a leader in international climate change politics (252-268). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839959

Traditional Chinese thinking holds that human development and nature are in ‘one’ (harmony, or ). The notion of harmony between nature and society suggests that the ancient Chinese were already aware of the importance of the ecological system to huma... Read More about Towards a new world order for climate change: China and the European Union's leadership ambition.

Environmental NGOs Taking a lead? (2010)
Book Chapter
Connelly, J., & Wurzel, R. K. (2010). Environmental NGOs Taking a lead?. In R. Wurzel, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The European Union as a Leader in Climate Change (214-231). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839959

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), which set up its offi ce in Brussels in 1974, remained for more than a decade the only major environmental non-governmental organisation (ENGO) focusing primarily on European Union (EU) environmental policy. I... Read More about Environmental NGOs Taking a lead?.

Introduction: European Union political leadership in international climate change politics (2010)
Book Chapter
Connelly, J., & Wurzel, R. K. (2010). Introduction: European Union political leadership in international climate change politics. In R. Wurzel, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The European Union as a leader in international climate change politics (3-20). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203839959

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, few still doubt that climate change poses one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. Certainly, the European Union (EU) and most of its Member States have made climate change a major political priori... Read More about Introduction: European Union political leadership in international climate change politics.