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A tale of two liberalisms (2011)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2011). A tale of two liberalisms. In S. Lee, & M. Beech (Eds.), The Cameron-Clegg Government: Coalition Politics in an Age of Austerity (267-279). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305014

The Conservative-Liberal Government represents a new period in British politics. The Coalition brought to an end 13 years of New Labour rule and reintroduced the idea of inter-party cooperation in government. The United Kingdom has not experienced su... Read More about A tale of two liberalisms.

We Are All in This Together (2011)
Book Chapter
Lee, D., & Lee, S. (2011). We Are All in This Together. In The Cameron-Clegg Government: Coalition Politics in an Age of Austerity (44986). Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter locates the Coalition's agenda within the history of previous British modernization projects.

Internet history (2011)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2011). Internet history. International journal of technoethics, 2(2), 45-64. https://doi.org/10.4018/jte.2011040104

This paper outlines and analyzes milestones in the history of the Internet. As technology advances, it presents new societal and ethical challenges. The early Internet was devised and implemented in American research units, universities, and telecomm... Read More about Internet history.

How Great is Britain? Power, responsibility and Britain’s future global role (2011)
Journal Article
Morris, J. (2011). How Great is Britain? Power, responsibility and Britain’s future global role. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 13(3), 326-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2011.00450.x

Hedley Bull argued that for a state to be classed as a great power it must be in the first rank in terms of military strength but also recognised by others to have, and conceived by its own leaders and peoples to have, certain special rights and duti... Read More about How Great is Britain? Power, responsibility and Britain’s future global role.

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.