In defence of British politics: The past, present and future of the discipline

British Politics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-25

  Kerr, Peter ^a   Kettell, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British politics; Contemporary problems; Historical legacy; Theoretical developments; Westminster model

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846348865     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.bp.4200004     Document Type: Article

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