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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS 2011-12

POL315 ISSUES AND DECISION MAKING IN BRITISH POLITICS Module No: POL315 Credits: 20 Tutor: David Richards Office number: G.55 Elmfield Phone extension: 21666 E-mail address: D.Richards@sheffield.ac.uk Office hours: See notice board Semester Examined: One Module Organization 11 weekly two-hour seminars, Thursday 11:10 – 1:00 in Elmfield SR 101. Please note – Week 7 is a READING WEEK. Description This module is concerned with illustrating the nature of the policy process, the way it may or may not have changed and who has power. The module aims at developing theoretical approaches to policy and therefore it begins by setting out a number of analytical approaches, which are then applied to case studies. The module will show how these approaches can illuminate the processes of policy making and decision making in Britain. The module will teach you how to use primary sources and to use various analytical approaches to evaluate your empirical material. The reading list provided is only intended as a starting point. As many of the issues discussed are current there is little published in journals and academic books. Therefore you will have to use primary sources for essays and seminar presentations. You should examine government and House of Commons papers and newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, the Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. Magazines such as The Economist, The New Statesman, Parliamentary Brief, Prospect and the Spectator are also useful. You should also pay attention to politics and policy journals including Public Administration, Political Studies, British Politics, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Journal of Public Policy, Governance, Political Quarterly and Parliamentary Affairs (many are on-line journals and so can be accessed through MOLE). All are available in the library. Objectives

To encourage students to think analytically about the nature of the contemporary British political system and how this affects the policy-making process.

To provide students with a number of different approaches to understanding what occurs within the 'black box' of British politics.

To enable students to understand competing theoretical models of the British state.

To encourage students to apply a series of case studies, specific to the British context, to theories of decision-making.

To develop an understanding of major political events and how they have affected the evolution of the British state.

To develop skills of argument and analysis within a small, discussion group environment.

Module Requirements:

Attendance at all seminars

Participation in all seminars, including oral presentations

Submission of two copies of an essay .

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Module Assessment: One 5,500 word essay 100% A] Essays: Essays should be 5,500 words maximum in length and should be word processed. Essays must be properly annotated and submitted with a bibliography following the conventions set out in the Politics Department Undergraduate Handbook, whose general advice on essay writing you are also strongly recommended to consider. Students must ensure that they adhere to the word limit set by the Module Leader for any piece of assessed work. If students breach the upper limit specified, they are seeking to gain an unfair advantage. Moreover, meeting the stipulated requirements is one of the skills being assessed. For these reasons, failure to remain within the word limit may be reflected in the mark being reduced for the piece of work in question. Two paper copies of the essay must be submitted in the black essay box in the Politics foyer on Monday 16

th January 2012 by 12pm, after which the Department's standard penalties

for late submission will automatically apply. In addition, you must also submit an electronic copy via MOLE by the same deadline. Note that waiting times for printing in computing suites can be considerable at busy times of the year. Applications for an extension of the essay deadline above must be made in advance on the application form provided by the Department Office, with accompanying documentary evidence as appropriate. Essay Titles:

Either:

Can any one theory of the state adequately explain the nature of power in British politics? Use examples to illustrate your answer.

Or: Can any one theory of decision-making adequately explain the nature of

decision-making in British politics? Use examples to illustrate your answer. Study Hours: For a twenty-credit module, about twelve hours per week of private study are normally expected. (For guidance on study techniques see the Undergraduate Handbook.) General Regulations: Students should refer to the current Department of Politics Undergraduate Handbook for guidance on essay writing and other academic skills, for details of marking criteria, and for rules governing submission of assessed work and attendance. Please note that students are required to perform satisfactorily in all components of assessment (all elements of assessed coursework and examinations) before credits can be awarded for a module. Seminar Attendance:

Attendance at seminars is compulsory. It is your responsibility to ensure that you sign the attendance sheet.

READING LIST

Core Reading

Greenaway, J. Smith, S. And J Street, Deciding Factors In British Politics: A Case Studies Approach (Routledge 1992) (Note: the library only has a limited number of copies of

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this book which is now out of print; off-prints of chapters can be obtained from my office)

David Richards And Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The UK (Oxford: Oxford University Press)

Kavanagh, D., et al (2006) British Politics Oxford: Oxford University Press (2006)

Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2003) Interpreting British Governance London: Routledge

McAnulla, S. (2006) British Politics: A Critical Introduction London: Continuum

David Richards (2008) New Labour and the Civil Service: Reconstituting the Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave

The above books are a good starting point, however, there is no basic text for the course. Instead, I recommend a series of core texts all of which are useful for parts of the course, but none are fully comprehensive. Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2006) Governance Stories London: Routledge

Dearlove, J. And Saunders, P. [3rd Edition] Introduction To British Politics (Polity Press 2000)

Dorey, P. (2005) Policy-Making in Britain: An Introduction London: Sage

Dorey, P. (2005) (ed) Developments in British Public Policy London: Sage

Dryzek, J and Dunleavy, P. (2009) Theories of the Democratic State Palgrave Macmillan

Heffernan et al (2011) Developments in British Politics 9 Palgrave Macmillan

Hay, C. British Politics Today (Polity Press 2002)

Holliday, I., Gamble, A. & Parry, G. (eds.) Fundamentals In British Politics (Palgrave 1999)

M Hill (Ed), The Policy Process: A Reader (Prentice Hall, 1997)

M. Moran The British Regulatory State (Oxford University Press 2003)

M. Moran (2011) Politics and Governance in the UK 2nd

edn (Basingstoke: Palgrave)

Marsh, D., Richards, D. And Smith, M.J. Changing Patterns Of Governance: Reinventing Whitehall? (Basingstoke: Palgrave 2001)

Mcauley, J (2003) An Introduction To Politics, State And Society London: Sage

S Lukes, Power: A Radical View 2nd

Edn. (Palgrave 2005)

Rhodes, R. Understanding Governance (Open University Press 1997)

Richards, D. (2008) New Labour And The Civil Service: Reconstituting The Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave

Savage, S. And Atkinson, R. (2001) Public Policy Under Blair Basingstoke: Palgrave

Savage, S. Atkinson, R. And Robins, L. (eds), Public Policy In Britain (Macmillan 1994)

T. Ling The British State Since 1945 (Polity Press 1998)

The following general texts are also of use:

Burch, M. And I Holliday, The British Cabinet System (Prentice Hall 1996)

Ham, C. And M Hill, The Policy Process In The Modern Capitalist State (Prentice Hall 1997)

Held, D. And Mcgrew, A. (2003) 2nd

ed. The Global Transformations Reader London: Polity

Hogwood, B. W. From Crisis To Complacency: Shaping Public Policy In Britain (Oxford University Press 1987)

Hogwood, B.W. Trends In British Public Policy (Open University Press 1992)

Jordan, A.G. And J J Richardson, British Politics And The Policy Process (Allen and Unwin 1987)

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Marsh, D. (ed.) Comparing Policy Networks (Open University Press 1998)

Marsh, D. et al Postwar British Politics In Perspective (Polity 1999).

Marsh, M. and Rhodes, R. Policy Networks in British Government (Oxford University Press 1992)

Rose, R. Understanding Big Government: The Programme Approach (Sage 1984)

Self, P. Political Theories Of Modern Government: It's Role And Reform (Allen & Unwin 1995)

Slessor, T. (2002) Ministries Of Deception London: Aurum

Smith, M.J. The Core Executive In Britain (Basingstoke, 1999)

Weir, S. & Beetham, D. Political Power And Democratic Control In Britain (Routledge 1999)

WEB-SITES:

Go to the relevant MOLE site for this course for useful web-links. SEMINAR OUTLINE (NOTE: KEY TEXTS FOR SEMINAR READING ARE IN BOLD AND DIGITISED READINGS ARE MARKED AS SUCH) INTRODUCTION:

1. THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE BRITISH STATE: What is the British state - characteristic features of the structure of the state, e.g. the Westminster model, unitary nature, the European dimension, central vs local, implications of devolution.

For a basic introduction on the structure of the British state:

David Richards and Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance and Public Policy in the UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press] Ch.3. – DIGITISED READING

Kavanagh et al British Politics Oxford University Press 2006. Ch3 and 14.

Richards, D. (2008) New Labour and The Civil Service: Reconstituting The Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave Ch.1-3.

McAnulla, S. (2006) British Politics: A Critical Introduction London: Continuum Ch.2.

Dearlove, J. And Saunders, P. [3rd Edition] Introduction To British Politics (Polity Press 2000).1, 7, 8 and 9

Greenaway, J. Smith, S. and J Street, Deciding Factors in British Politics: A Case Studies Approach. (Routledge 1992) Ch.1

Holliday, I., Gamble, A. & Parry, G. (eds.) Fundamentals In British Politics (Palgrave 1999) especially A. Gamble's chapter.

Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2003) Interpreting British Governance London: Routledge Ch.3 and 4.

Mcauley, J (2003) An Introduction To Politics, State And Society London: Sage ch.1 And 2,

Smith, M.J. The Core Executive In Britain (Palgrave 1999) Ch.1.

W.H.Greenleaf The British Political Tradition Vols.1,2 & 3. (Methuen)

For An Overview Of The Changing Nature Of The State:

Kavanagh et al British Politics: Continuities and Change Oxford University Press 2006. Ch.17

Bevir, M. And Rhodes, R.A.W. (2003) Interpreting British Governance London: Routledge Ch. 7

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Richards, D. (2011) ‘Changing Patterns Of Executive Governance’ in Heffernan et al Developments In British Politics 9 Palgrave Macmillan

Evans, M. (2003) Constitution-Making and the Labour Party Palgrave: Macmillan.

Richards, D. And Smith, M.J. (2001) 'New Labour, The Constitution And Reforming The State' In Smith, M.J. And Ludlam, S. (eds) New Labour In Government (Basingstoke: Macmillan).

Richards, D. (2007) New Labour and The Civil Service: Reconstituting The Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave Ch.5.

Richards, D. And Smith M. (2004) ‘The Hybrid State: Labour’s Response to the Challenge of Governance’ in Ludlam, S. And Smith, M.J. (2004) (eds.) Governing As New Labour: Politics And Policy Under Blair Basingstoke: Palgrave.

Richards, D. (2005) ‘Delivery in Public Services’ in Geddes A. and Tonge J. Britain Decides: The 2005 General Election Basingstoke, Palgrave.

Richards, D. and Smith, M.J (2006) „Central Control and Policy Implementation in the UK: a Case Study of the Prime Minister‟s Delivery Unit‟ Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Special Issue Vol. 8 No.4 Winter 2006 [with Martin J. Smith] pp.325-346.

Richards, D. and Smith, M.J (2006) „The Tensions of Political Control and Administrative Autonomy: from NPM to a Reconstituted Westminster Model‟ in P. Lægreid and T. Christensen (eds) (2006) Autonomy and Regulation: Coping with Agencies in the Modern State London: Edward Elgar pp. 181-200.

Blunkett, D and Richards, D. (2011) ‘Labour in and Out of Government: Political Ideas, Political Practice and the British Political Tradition’ Political Studies Review Vol9.2 May 2011

Foster, C. (2005) British Government in Crisis (Oxford: Hart)

There are also a number of recent reports into the legacy of New Labour’s changes to the core executive which are useful for this seminar.

House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution (2010) The Cabinet Office and the Centre of Government Report 4th Report of Session 2009–10 London: The Stationery Office. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200910/ldselect/ldconst/30/30.pdf

Institute for Government (2010) Shaping-Up: A Whitehall for the Future London: Institute for Government http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/pdfs/shaping-up-a-whitehall-for-the-future.pdf

Better Government Institute (2010) Good Government Reforming Parliament and the Executive: Recommendations from the Executive Committee of the Better Government Initiative http://www.civilservant.org.uk/bgigoodgovernment.pdf

Regulatory Policy Institute (2009) Trust in the System: Restoring Trust in our System of Government and Regulation Oxford: Regulatory Policy Institute

For More On The European Dimension See:

Gamble Between Europe And America : The Future Of British Politics (Palgrave 2002) Bulmer, S. and Burch. M (2009) The Europeanisation of Whitehall: UK Central Government

and the European Union [Manchester University Press]

A. Geddes The European Union and British Politics (Palgrave 2004)

D Dinan, Ever Closer Union? An Introduction To European Integration (Palgrave 1999)

David Richards and Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance and Public Policy in the UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press] Ch.7

Kavanagh et al British Politics: Continuities and Change Oxford University Press 2006. Ch.8,9.

S. George and I Bache Politics in the European Union (Oxford University Press)

S. George, An Awkward Partner: Britain In The EC (Oxford 1994)

Savage, S. And Atkinson, R. (2001) Public Policy Under Blair Basingstoke: Palgrave Ch.3.

D. Scott: Off Whitehall (Tauris 2004)

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For More On Centre/Local Relations See:

C Gray, Government Beyond The Centre: Sub National Politics In Britain (Macmillan 1994)

D King And G Stoker, Rethinking Local Democracy (Macmillan1996)

D Wilson And C Game, Local Government In The United Kingdom (Palgrave 2002)

J. Stewart Modernising British Local Government (Palgrave 2003)

Pyper, R. And Robins, L. (2000) United Kingdom Governance Basingstoke: Macmillan Ch.10

R.A.W. Rhodes Beyond Westminster And Whitehall (Unwin Hyman 1988)

For The Territorial Dimension See:

McGarvey, N. And Cairney, P. (2008) Scottish Politics, Basingstoke: Palgrave

A Marr, The Battle For Scotland (Penguin 1995)

J. Bulpitt Territory And Power In The United Kingdom (Manchester University Press 1983)

Kavanagh et al British Politics: Continuities and Change Oxford University Press 2006. Ch.17

Heffernan et al Developments In British Politics 9 Palgrave Macmillan Ch. Territorial Politics In The Post-Devolution United Kingdom

Pyper, R. And Robins, L. (2000) United Kingdom Governance Basingstoke: Macmillan Ch.9

T Nairn, The Break Up Of Britain: Crisis And Neo Nationalism (NLB 1981)

T. Nairn After Britain : New Labour and the Return of Scotland (Granta, 2000)

W Hutton, The State We're In (Vintage 1996)

COMPETING MODELS OF THE BRITISH STATE 2. MACRO-MODELS OF THE STATE – MARXISM Seminar Topics: What is Marxism? (Group C) Provide a critique of Marxism? (Group A ) Case-study: The Foot and Mouth Crisis 2001 (Group B) Reading:

Marxism: David Marsh chapter on Marxism in Marsh, D & Stoker, G. (eds) Theory and

Methods of Political Science (Palgrave 2002) DIGITISED READING

Dryzek, J and Dunleavy, P. (2009) Theories of the Democratic State Palgrave Macmillan Ch.4

A G Jordan And J J Richardson, Government And Pressure Groups In Britain (Clarendon, 1987)

C Ham And M Hill, The Policy Process In The Modern Capitalist State (Prentice Hall 1997)

Colin Hay Restating Social and Political Change (OUP 1996)

David Richards And Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press] Ch.11.

G. Taylor Chapter In Marsh, D & Stoker, G. (eds) Theory And Methods Of Political Science (Macmillan 1995)

Gamble A. et el. Marxism And Social Science (Macmillan 1999) Gramsci, Antonio, 1891-1937. - Prison notebooks / Antonio Gramsci. - Vol.1 ; edited with

introduction by Joseph A. Buttigieg ; translated by Jo... - New York : Columbia University Press, 1992

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Gramsci, Antonio, 1891-1937. - Prison notebooks / Antonio Gramsci. - Vol.2 ; edited and translated by Joseph A. Buttigieg. - New York : Columbia University Press, 1996

Greenaway, J. Smith, S. And J Street, Deciding Factors In British Politics: A Case Studies Approach (Routledge 1992) Ch.3

Heywood, A.(2003) (3rd

edn) Political Ideologies Basingstoke: Palgrave J Dearlove And P Saunders, Introduction To British Politics (Polity 2000)

Kingdom, J. (2003) (3rd

ed) Government And Politics In Britain London: Polity

M Hill (Ed), The Policy Process: A Reader (Prentice Hall, 1997)

Marsh, D. ‘Pluralism And The Study Of British Politics : It Is Always The Happy Hour For Men With Money, Knowledge And Power’ In Hay, C. British Politics Today (Polity Press 2002)

Phoebe Hall et al, Change, Choice And Conflict In Social Policy (Heinneman 1975) Poulantzas, Nicos. State, power, socialism. (New Left Books, 1978) R Levitas (Ed), The Ideology Of The New Right (Polity, 1986) R Miliband, The State In Capitalist Society (Quartet Books, 1973) Self, P. Political Theories Of Modern Government: It's Role And Reform (Allen & Unwin

1995) White, S. (Ed.) New Times : The Changing Face Of Politics In The 1990s (Lawrence

& Wishart 1989) W Grant, Pressure Groups, Politics And Democracy In Britain (Harvester Wheatsheaf,

1995)

Case-study: The Foot and Mouth Crisis 2001

Andrew Rawnsley [2001] Servants Of The People (Penguin, 2001) [read the chapter entitled 'The Culling Fields'].

David Richards And Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press] pp.9 And 153.

Campbell, Alastair and Stott, Richard (ed.) (2007) The Blair Years. Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries, London, Hutchinson.

Dorey, P. (2005) (ed) Developments in British Public Policy London: Sage Ch.1

Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs web site on foot-and-mouth: http://www.defra.gov.uk/footandmouth/

Foot And Mouth Disease - Lessons To Be Learnt: Http://193.63.76.230/Report/Index.Htm

Http://News.Bbc.Co.Uk [BBC News Online - Then Search 'Foot And Mouth']

Http://Www.Defra.Gov.Uk/Environment/Index.Htm [Official Web Site Of The Uk Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs]

Http://Www.Foodstandards.Gov.Uk/ [The British Government's Official Food Standards Agency]

Http://Www.Guardian.Co.Uk/0,6961,,00.Html [Guardian Unlimited- Then Search 'Foot And Mouth']

Martin Smith Chapter -„The Agriculture Policy Community: Maintaining a Closed Relationship‟ in Marsh, M. And Rhodes, R. Policy Networks In British Government (Oxford University Press 1992)

McConnell, A. And Stark, A. (2002) ‘Foot-And Mouth 2001: The Politics Of Crisis Management’ in Parliamentary Affairs Vol. 55 Pp.664-681

Michael Mills Chapter – „The Case of food and health and the Use of Network Analysis‟ in Marsh, M. And Rhodes, R. Policy Networks In British Government (Oxford University Press 1992)

National Farmers Union: http://www.nfu.org/

Packer, Richard (2006) The Politics of BSE, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Seldon, Anthony Blair (Fontana 2004) Ch.31

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Wouter Poortinga et al (2004) „The British 2001 Foot And Mouth Crisis: A Comparative Study Of Public Risk Perceptions, Trust And Beliefs About Government Policy In Two Communities‟ Journal Of Risk Research Volume 7, Number 1 Pp.73 – 90

Winter M (2003) ‘Responding to the Crisis: The Policy Impact of the Foot–and–Mouth Epidemic’ The Political Quarterly, January–March 2003, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 47-56.

3. MACRO-MODELS OF THE STATE – ELITISM Seminar Topics: What is Elitism? (Group B ) Provide a critique of Elitism (Group C ) Case-study: Nuclear Power in Britain (Group A ) Reading: Elitism:

Richards, D. (2008) New Labour And The Civil Service: Reconstituting The Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave Ch.5 [Digitised Reading]

David Richards (2008) New Labour and the Civil Service: Reconstituting the Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave Ch,1, 2, 3.

Marsh, D. (2008) ‘Understanding British Government: Analysing Competing Models’ British Journal of Politics and International Relations Vol8/2, pp. 251-68.

Richards, D. and Blunkett, D. (2008) 'Old and New Labour Narratives of Whitehall: Radicals, Reactionaries and Defenders of the Westminster Model' Political Quarterly Vol79/4. October 2008.

Blunkett, D and Richards, D. (2011) ‘Labour in and Out of Government: Political Ideas, Political Practice and the British Political Tradition’ Political Studies Review Vol9.2 May 2011

Mcanulla, S. (2006) British Politics: A Critical Introduction London: Continuum Ch.1.

Smith, M.J. (2008) ‘Re-Centring British Government: Beliefs, Traditions and Dilemmas in Political Science’ Political Studies Review Vol.6/2, pp.143-154.

Dryzek, J and Dunleavy, P. (2009) Theories of the Democratic State Palgrave Macmillan Ch.3

Richards and Smith (2006a) „Central Control and Policy Implementation in the UK: a Case Study of the Prime Minister‟s Delivery Unit‟ Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Special Issue Vol. 8 No.4 Winter 2006 pp.325-346.

Richards and Smith (2006b) „The Tensions of Political Control and Administrative Autonomy: from NPM to a Reconstituted Westminster Model‟ in P. Lægreid and T. Christensen (eds) (2006) Autonomy and Regulation: Coping with Agencies in the Modern State London: Edward Elgar pp. 181-200.

C Ponting, Whitehall: Tragedy And Farce (Hammish Hamilton 1986) D Richards, The Civil Service Under The Conservatives: Whitehall's Political Poodles

(Sussex Academic Press 1997)

David Richards and Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press] Ch.3 and 11.

David Richards and Martin J. Smith (2004) „Interpreting the World of Political Elites‟ Public Administration Vol.82 No.4, pp.777-800.

Dennis Kavanagh And David Richards (2003) „Prime Ministers, Ministers And Civil Servants In Britain‟ [Ch.6} In M. Dogan [Ed] Elite Configurations At The Apex Of Power Leiden: Brill.

E Etzion-Halevy, Bureaucracy And Democracy (Routledge1985) Greenaway, J. Smith, S. And J Street, Deciding Factors In British Politics: A Case

Studies Approach (Routledge 1992) Ch. 3 Heywood, A.(2003) (3

rd Edn) Political Ideologies Basingstoke: Palgrave

J Dearlove And P Saunders, Introduction To British Politics Ch. 1 And 9.

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Mark Evans Chapter In Marsh, D & Stoker, G. (Eds) Theory And Methods Of Political Science (Palgrave 1995).

Evans, M. (2003) Constitution-Making and the Labour Party Palgrave: Macmillan.

Marsh, D., Richards, D. and Smith, M. (2003) ‘Unequal Power: Towards An Asymmetric Power Model of the British Polity’, Government and Opposition Vol.38/3, Summer 2003, pp.306-322.

Marsh, D., Richards, D. And Smith, M.J. Changing Patterns Of Governance: Reinventing Whitehall? [Basingstoke: Palgrave 2001) Ch. 10.

Mcauley, J (2003) „An Introduction To Politics, State And Society‟ London: Sage Chs. 1-2.

N Harris, Competition And The Corporate Society (Methuen 1972) N. Cohen Cruel Britannia: Reports On The Sinister And The Preposterous Richards, D. And Smith, M.J. (2000) 'Power, Knowledge And The Core Executive: The

Living Chimera Of The Public Service Ethos And The Role Of The British Civil Service' In West European Politics Vol.23 No.3.

Slessor, T. (2002) Ministries Of Deception London: Aurum Press Ch. 1 And Conclusion

Case-study: Nuclear Power in Britain in the Post-War Era

British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.: http://www.bnfl.com/

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament: http://www.cnduk.org/

D Burn, Nuclear Power And The Energy Crisis (Macmillan 1978)

D Collingridge, The Social Control Of Technology (OUP 1981)

David P. Mccaffrey The Politics Of Nuclear Power A History Of The Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant (Kluwer Academic Publishers 1990)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills http://www.bis.gov.uk/

Greenaway, J. Smith, S. And J Street, Deciding Factors In British Politics: A Case Studies Approach (Routledge 1992) Ch. 9

International Energy Agency Nuclear Power : Sustainability, Climate Change And Competition. (OECD : IEA, 1998)

J Street In G Duncan (Ed), Democracy And The Capitalist State ( Cambridge 1989)

Michael Saward Chapter - „The Civil Nuclear Network in Britain‟ in Marsh, M. and Rhodes, R. Policy Networks in British Government (Oxford University Press 1992)

Ministry of Defence: http://www.mod.uk/

Peter Hennessy The Secret State : Whitehall And The Cold War Allen Lane, 2002.

R Williams, The Nuclear Power Decisions: British Policies, 1953-78. (Croom Helm, 1980)

Roberts, L. E. J. Nuclear Power And Public Responsibility (Cambridge University Press, 1984)

Slessor, T. (2002) Ministries Of Deception London: Aurum Press

T Hall, Nuclear Politics The History Of Nuclear Power In Britain. - Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1986

4. MACRO-MODELS OF THE STATE – PLURALISM Seminar Topics: What is Pluralism? (Group A) Provide a critique of Pluralism (Group B) Case-study: The Ban on Fox Hunting (Group C)

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Reading:

Pluralism

McAnulla, S. (2006) British Politics: A Critical Introduction London: Continuum Ch. 1 DIGITISED READING

Dryzek, J and Dunleavy, P. (2009) Theories of the Democratic State Palgrave Macmillan Ch.2

A G Jordan and J J Richardson, Government and Pressure Groups in Britain (Clarendon 1987)

Greenaway, J. Smith, S. And J Street, Deciding Factors In British Politics: A Case Studies Approach (Routledge 1992) Ch. 3

J Dearlove and P Saunders, Introduction to British Politics (Polity 2000)

M Hill, The Policy Process: A Reader (Prentice Hall, 1997)

M.J. Smith Pressure, Power and Policy : state autonomy and policy networks in Britain (Harvester Whetsheaf 1993)

M.J.Smith chapter in Marsh, D & Stoker, G. (eds) Theory and Methods of Political Science (Macmillan 1995)

Marsh, D. Pluralism and the Study of British Politics : It is Always the Happy Hour for Men with Money, Knowledge and Power in Hay, C. British Politics Today (Polity Press 2002)

W Grant, Pressure Groups, Politics and Democracy in Britain (Harvester Whetsheaf 1995)

Case-Study: The Coalition Government and the Big Society Norman, J. (2010) The Big Society: The Anatomy of the New Politics University of

Buckingham Press Richards, D and Smith, M.J. (2010) ‘Crisis, Coalition and the Embedding of the

Hybrid State? Reflections on the Nature of UK Governance in a Post Bureaucratic Era’ Paper presented at the 3

rd Annual Conference of Centre

for British Politics, University of Nottingham – ‘Governance and Public Policy in the United Kingdom’, 10 December 2010. [article can be downloaded from MOLE]

Richards, D. (2011) Changing Patterns of Executive Governance’ in Cowley, P., Hay, C. and Heffernan, R (eds) (2010) Developments in British Politics 9, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Smith, M.J. (2010) ‘From Big Government to Big Society: Changing the State-Society Balance’ in A. Geddes and J. Tonge [eds] Britain Votes 2010 Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Lee, S. and Beech, M. (2011) The Cameron-Clegg Government: Coalition Politics in an Age of Austerity Palgrave, Macmillan

Cabinet Office (2011) The Big Society http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/big-society Bale, T. (2010) The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron Cambridge: Polity

Press Big Society Network (2011) http://www.thebigsociety.co.uk/ Blond, P. (2010) Red Tory: How Left and Right Have Broken Britain and How We Can

Fix It, London: Faber Boles, J. (2010) Which Way’s Up: The Future for Coalition Britain and How to Get There

Bite Back Books Cabinet Office (2010b) Francis Maude Launches Pathfinder Mutuals

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/news_releases/2010/100812-pathfinder-mutuals.aspx?rss=yes accessed 11 October 2010

Cabinet Office (2010d) Cabinet Office Structural Reform Plan http://www.number10.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/srp-cabinet-office.pdf

Cabinet Office (2011) The Big Society http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/big-society

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Cameron, D. (2010b) Big Society versus Big Government, Speech April 19 2010 http://www.conservatives.com/News/Speeches/2010/04/David_Cameron_Big_Society_versus_Big_Government.aspx

Cameron, D. (2010c) PM’s speech at Civil Service Live 8 July 2010 http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/speeches-and-transcripts/2010/07/pms-speech-at-civil-service-live-53064

Clegg, N. (2010) The New Politics: Nick Clegg's Speech on Constitutional Reform 19 May 2010, City & Islington College Centre for Business, Arts and Technology, London, http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/media/408354/new-politics.pdf

Conservative Party (2010) The Conservative Party Manifesto 2010: Invitation to Join the Government of Britain London: The Conservative Party

Conservative-Liberal Coalition (2010) Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition Negotiations Agreements Reached 11 May 2010 http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2010/05/Coalition_Agreement_published.aspx

David Cameron (2010a) „Prime Minister Letter to Cabinet Ministers Regarding Transparency‟ 1 June 2010 http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/newsroom/statements/transparency/pm-letter.aspx

Gamble, A. (2010) „New labour and Political Change‟ in A. Geddes and J. Tonge [eds] Britain Votes 2010 Oxford: Oxford University Press

H M Treasury (2010) Spending Review 2010 http://cdn.hm-treasury.gov.uk/sr2010_completereport.pdf

Kerr, P, Byrne, C. and Foster, E (2011) „Theorising Cameronism‟ Political Studies Review Vol9/2

The Observer (2010) Welcome to the Ever-Diminishing World of the ‘Big Society’ 21 November 2010

5. MACRO-MODELS OF THE STATE – THE NEW RIGHT Seminar Topics: What is the New Right? (Group A) Provide a critique of the New Right? (Group B) Case-study: Privatisation (Group C) Reading: The New Right:

Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2003) Interpreting British Governance London: Routledge Ch.6 [DIGITISED READING]

David Richards (2008) New Labour and the Civil Service: Reconstituting the Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave Ch. 3

A Gamble The Free Economy And The Strong State (Macmillan 1994)

Dryzek, J and Dunleavy, P. (2009) Theories of the Democratic State Palgrave Macmillan Ch.5

Colin Hay Restating Social And Political Change (OUP 1996) Ch.7

D Kavanagh The Reordering Of British Politics (Oxford 1997)

David Richards And Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press] Ch.5.

Dunleavy, P. Democracy, Bureaucracy And Public Choice (Harvester Wheatsheaf 1991).

G Jordan And N Ashford (Eds), Public Policy And The Nature Of The New Right (Pinter 1993).

Gamble A. et al. Marxism And Social Science (Macmillan 1999)

Gilmour, I. Inside Right : A Study Of Conservatism (Quartet Books, 1978)

Gilmour, I. Whatever Happened To The Tories? (Fourth Estate, 1997)

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Hayes, Mark The New Right In Britain : An Introduction To Theory And Practice (Pluto Press, 1994)

Heywood, A.(2003) (3rd

Edn) Political Ideologies Basingstoke: Palgrave

J Dearlove And P Saunders, Introduction To British Politics (Polity 2000)

King, Desmond The New Right: Politics, Markets And Citizenship. (Macmillan 1987)

Ludlam, S & Smith, M.J. (Eds) Contemporary British Conservatism (Macmillan 1996)

Marsh, D. ‘Pluralism And The Study Of British Politics: It Is Always The Happy Hour For Men With Money, Knowledge And Power’ In Hay, C. British Politics Today (Polity Press 2002)

N Bosanquet, After The New Right (Heinemann 1983)

Oakeshot, M. Rationalism In Politics (Liberty Fund 1991)

White, S. (Ed.) New Times : The Changing Face Of Politics In The 1990s (Lawrence & Wishart 1989)

Privatisation:

David Parker, The Official History of Privatisation Vol. I.The Formative Years

1970-1987 Routledge 2009.

A Gamble The Free Economy And The Strong State (Macmillan 1994)

D Marsh In Public Administration Vol 69, 1991, Pp.459-80

Jeffreys, K. (2002) 'Finest And Darkest Hours: The Decisive Events In British Politics From Churchill To Blair' London: Atlantic Books Ch.11.

D. Richards And Martin. J. Smith ‘Interpreting The World Of Political Elites: Some Methodological Issues’ Public Administration [Winter 2004] Vol.82/4

D. Smith From Boom To Bust:Trial And Error In British Economic Policy (Penguin, 1992)

E. Dell The Chancellors: A History Of The Chancellors Of The Exchequer, 1945-90. (Harpercollins, 1996)

G Kelly, 'Economic Policy' In P Dunleavy Et Al, Developments In British Politics 5 (Macmillan, 1997)

G. Maynard The Economy Under Mrs. Thatcher (Oxford 1988)

H. Thompson 'Economic Policy Under Thatcher And Major’ In S.Ludlam & M. Smith Contemporary British Conservatism (Macmillan 1996)

I. Gilmour Dancing With Dogma: Britain Under Thatcherism (Simon & Schuster, 1992)

A. Johnson The Economy Under Mrs. Thatcher 1979-90 (Penguin 1991)

M Dunn And S Smith, 'Economic Policy Under The Conservatives' In S Savage Et Al, Public Policy In Britain (Macmillan 1994)

M. Thatcher The Downing Street Years (Harper Collins 1993)

M.J. Oliver 'Whatever Happened To Monetarism' 20th Century British History 8/1997, Pp.49-73

N. Lawson The View From Number 11:Memoirs Of A Tory Radical (Bantam, 1992)

P Robinson In New Economy Vol 2, 1995, Pp.167-73

P. Stephens Politics And The Pound:The Tories, The Economy And Europe. (Papermac, 1997)

S Savage And L Robinson, Public Policy Under Thatcher (Macmillan 1990)

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T Buxton Et Al, Britain's Economic Performance (Routledge 1998)

W. Keegan Mr. Lawson's Gamble (Hodder And Stoughton 1989)

Littlechild, S. C. Privatisation, Competition And Regulation: Twenty-Ninth Wincott Memorial Lecture (Institute Of Economic Affairs For The Wincott Foundation, 2000.)

V.V. Ramanadham (Ed) Privatisation In The Uk (Routledge, 1988) 6. MESO-MODELS OF THE STATE – THE POLICY-NETWORKS APPROACH Seminar Topics: What is the Policy-Networks Approach? (Group B)

Provide a critique of the Policy-Networks Approach. (Group A )

Case-study: The Falklands War (Group C ) READING: Policy-Networks:

M.J.Smith ‘Policy Networks’ in M. Hill (ed) The Policy Process: A Reader, Prentice Hall, London, 1997, pp.76-86. [DIGITISED READING]

Kavanagh et al British Politics: Continuities and Change Oxford University Press 2006. Ch.21-3.

Richardson, J. (2000) ‘Government, Interest Groups and Policy Change’ Political Studies Vol. 48 pp.1006-25.

David Richards And Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press] Ch.8

Rhodes, R.A.W. (2008) ‘Policy Network Analysis, in Moran et al The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Bevir, M. And Richards, D. (2009) Decentring Policy Networks: A Theoretical Agenda', Public Administration Vol. 87/1

Bevir, M. And Richards, D. (2009) 'Decentring Policy Networks: Lessons And Prospects' Public Administration Vol.87/1

Peters, B.G. (1998) „Policy Networks: Myth, Metaphor and Reality‟ in D. Marsh (ed) Comparing Policy Networks Buckingham: Open University Press.

A G Jordan And J J Richardson, Government And Pressure Groups In Britain(Clarendon, 1987)

A G Jordan 'Sub-Governments, Policy Communities And Networks: Refilling The Old Bottles', Journal Of Theoretical Politics, 2, 319-38.

Coxall, B. (2001) Pressure Groups In British Politics Harlow: Pearson

Dorey, P. (2005) Policy-Making in Britain: An Introduction London: Sage Ch.5 D Marsh & R Rhodes Policy Networks In British Government (Oxford 1992)

D.Marsh and M J Smith ‘Understanding Policy Networks: Towards A Dialectical Approach’ Political Studies, 2000. Vol 79, Pp.235-55

David Richards And Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance And Public Policy In The Uk [Oxford: Oxford University Press] Ch.8

Hay, C. And Richards, D. (2000) 'The Tangled Webs Of Westminster And Whitehall: The Discourse, Strategy And Practice Of Networking Within The British Core Executive' In Public Administration Vol.78 No.1.

J J Richardson & A G Jordan Governing Under Pressure: the Policy Process in a Post-Parliamentary Democracy (Blackwell, 1985)

K Dowding ‘Model Or Metaphor? A Critical Review Of The Policy Network Approach’, Political Studies, 43, 1995. PP.136-58

M J Smith Pressure, Power And Policy: State Autonomy And Policy Networks In Britain And The United States, (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993)

Marsh, D. (Ed) Comparing Policy Networks (OUP 1998)

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Marsh, D., Richards, D. And Smith, M.J. Changing Patterns Of Governance: Reinventing Whitehall? [Basingstoke: Palgrave 2001) Ch. 8.

P Dunleavy In British Journal Of Political Science Vol 18, Pp.21-49

R A W Rhodes, Understanding Governance: Policy Networks, Governance, Reflexivity And Accountability (OUP 1997)

W Grant, Pressure Group Politics And Democracy In Britain (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1995.)

W. Kickert et al. Managing Complex Networks (Sage 1997)

Case-study: The Falklands War

A Barnett, Iron Britannia: Why Parliament Waged Its Falklands War (Allison And Busby, 1982)

BBC Website On The Falklands War: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2002/falklands/

C Seymour-Ure, 'British War Cabinets In Limited Wars: Korea, Suez And The Falklands' In Public Administration Vol 62, 1984, Pp.181-200

Dolzer, Rudolf. - The Territorial Status Of The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) : Past And Present. (Oceana Publications, 1993) G M Dillon, The Falklands: Politics And War 'The Falklands War: The Full Story' In The Sunday Times (Insight Team)

Falklands Islands Review, Report Of A Committee Of Privy Counsellors [Chairman, The Rt Hon Lord Franks] Cmnd 8787, 1983

Lawrence Freedman (2005) The Official History of the Falklands Campaign: The 1982 Falklands War and Its Aftermath (Cabinet Office Series of Official Histories)

Greenaway, J. Smith, S. And J Street, Deciding Factors In British Politics: A Case Studies Approach (Routledge 1992) Ch.5

Gustafson, Lowell The Sovereignty Dispute Over The Falkland (Malvinas) Islands. Oxford University Press, 1988

Jeffreys, K. (2002) ‘Finest And Darkest Hours: The Decisive Events In British Politics From Churchill To Blair’ London: Atlantic Books Ch9. ‘Rejoice, Rejoice: The Falklands War 1982’

L Freedman, Britain And The Falklands War (Oxford 1988)

Lord Carrington, Reflect On Things Past (Collins 1988)

M Carlton, The Little Platoon: Diplomacy And The Falklands Dispute (Blackwell 1989)

M Hastings And S Jenkins, The Battle For The Falklands (Joseph 1983)

Nott, John Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Recollections Of An Errant Politician

(Politicos 2002)

Ponting, Clive The Right To Know: The Inside Story Of The Belgrano Affair (Sphere, 1985.)

Sir Nicholas Henderson In The Economist 12 November 1983

Slessor, T. (2002) Ministries Of Deception London: Aurum Press Ch. ‘The Sinking Of The Belgrano ‘

T Dalyell, One Man's Falklands (Cecil Woolf, 1982) The Falkland Island Company: http://www.the-falkland-islands-co.com/ The Falklands War: http://guest.xinet.com/ignacio/polsi342/falklands.html

The Falklands War: http://www.britains-smallwars.com/falklands/

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Wayne S. S. (Ed) Toward Resolution? The Falklands/Malvinas Dispute (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1991)

Web Site Reference Site To Literature On Falklands War: http://www.falklands-malvinas.com/uk-war.htm

7. READING WEEK 8. THE BRITISH STATE TODAY: HOLLOWED-OUT OR FILLED-IN? Seminar Topics: What is the hollowing-out of the state thesis? (Group C) What is the re-constituted [filled-in] state thesis (Group A) What is the regulatory state thesis? (Group B) Reading:

R.A.W. Rhodes Understanding Governance Basingstoke: Macmillan Ch.5 [DIGITISED READING]

Hollowing-Out Reading: Albrow, M. (1996) The Global Age Polity Press Bevir, M. and R.A.W. Rhodes, Interpreting British Governance, Routledge, 2003.

Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. (2006) Governance Stories London: Routledge Bevir, M. and Rhodes, R.A.W. 2003 „Searching for civil society; changing patterns of

governance in Britain‟, Public Administration. 81/1, 41-62. Castels, M. (1996) The Information Age Oxford University Press Cerny, P. (1990) The Changing Architecture of Politics, London: Sage.

Dorey, P. (2005) Policy-Making in Britain: An Introduction London: Sage Ch.8 Falk, J (1992) The End of Sovereignty Edgar Elgar Fukuyama, Francis The End of History and the Last Man (Hamish Hamilton, 1992) Gamble, A. (1997) 'Politics 2000' in Dunleavy et al Developments in British Politics 5

Macmillan Gamble, A. (1999) 'Society, Economy and State', in Holliday, I., Gamble, A and

Parry, G. (Eds) Fundamentals in British Politics, London: Macmillan Gamble, A. (2000) Politics and Fate [London: Polity] Ch. 3.

Weller, P et al (1997) The Hollow Crown (Basingtoke: Macmillan) esp. ch2. Gamble, A. And Payne, A. (1996) 'Conclusion: The New Regionalism' in Gamble, A.

And Payne, A. (Eds) Regionalism and World Order, London: Macmillan. Garland, D. „The Limits of the Sovereign State: Strategies of Crime Control‟ British

Journal of Criminology 36, 445-71. Hay, C. (1999) The Political Economy of New Labour Manchester University Press

Chap. 1. Held, D, McGrew, A., Goldblatt, D and Perraton, J. (1999) Global Transformations

, Cambridge: Polity. Hirst, P. (1996) Globalisation in Question Polity Press Hoogvelt, A. (1997) Globalisation and the Postcolonial World, London: Macmillan. Jordan, A. (2002) The Europeanisation of British Environmental Policy Palgrave. Krieger, J (1999) British Politics in the Global Age Polity Ch. 3,4 &10. McGrew, A. & Lewis, P. eds. (1992) Global Politics: Globalisation and the Nation State

Ch.13 Michael Smith 'Modernisation, Globalisation and the Nation State Ohmae, K.The Borderless World (Harper Collins 1994) Parry, G. (Eds) Fundamentals in British Politics, London: Macmillan. Perraton, J et al „The Globalisation of Economic Activity‟, New Political Economy 2,

257-78. Peterson, J. (1999) 'Sovereignty and Interdependence', in Holliday, I., Gamble, A

and Parry, G. (Eds) Fundamentals in British Politics, London: Macmillan Pierre, J and Peters, B.G. (2000) Governance, Politics and the State Basingstoke:

Macmillan Ch.4 Pyper, R. and Robins, L. (2000) United Kingdom Governance Basingstoke:

Macmillan Ch. 11 R.A.W. Rhodes (1994) 'The Hollowing Out of the State' Political Quarterly 65 R.A.W. Rhodes, P. Carmichael, J. Macmillan and A. Massey, (2003) Decentralising

the Civil Service: From Unitary State to Differentiated Polity in the United Kingdom, Open University Press. Concluding Chapter.

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Rhodes, R.A.W. (1997) Understanding Governance Open University Press Ch. 7 & 9

Rhodes, R.A.W., Carmichael, P., McMillan, J. and Massey, A. (2003) Decentralizing the Civil Service Buckingham: Open University Press.

Richards, D. (1999) 'Central Administration' in Catterall, P. [ed.] Britain in 1998: A Review of the Year London: Institute of Contemporary British History.

Rosenau, J. (2000) 'Change, Complexity and Governance in a Globalizing Space' in Pierre, J. Debating Governance Oxford University Press.

Special Issue of International Social Science Journal, 1999, 160, „Globalization‟ Strange,S. The Retreat of the State (Cambridge University Press 1996) Waters, M. (1995) Globalisation Routledge

The Reconstituted State

Richards, D. (2008) New Labour and the Civil Service: Reconstituting the Westminster Model Basingstoke: Palgrave

Richards, D. (2010) ‘Changing Patterns of Executive Governance: in Cowley, P.,

Hay, C. and Heffernan, R (eds) (2011) Developments in British Politics 9,

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Richards, D. and Smith, M.J. (2000) 'New Labour, the Constitution and Reforming the State' in Smith, M.J. and Ludlam, S. (eds) New Labour in Government (Basingstoke: Macmillan).

David Richards and Martin, J. Smith (2002) Governance and Public Policy in the UK [Oxford: Oxford University Press

Richards, D. and Smith, M.J. (2004) „The Hybrid State: Labour‟s Response to the Challenge of Governance‟ in S. Ludlam and M.J. Smith (2004) (eds.) Governing as New Labour: Policy and Politics under Blair Basingstoke: Macmillan.

Richards and Smith (2006a) ‘Central Control and Policy Implementation in the UK: a Case Study of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit’ Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Special Issue Vol. 8 No.4 Winter 2006 pp.325-346.

Richards and Smith (2006b) ‘The Tensions of Political Control and Administrative Autonomy: from NPM to a Reconstituted Westminster Model’ in P. Lægreid and T. Christensen (eds) (2006) Autonomy and Regulation: Coping with Agencies in the Modern State London: Edward Elgar pp. 181-200.

Smith, M.J. (1999) The Core Executive in Britain Basingstoke: Macmillan Barber, M. (2007) Instruction to Deliver: Tony Blair, Public Services and the Challenge

of Achieving Targets London: Politico‟s. Mandelson, P and Liddle, R. (2004) The Blair Revolution Revisited London: Politicos McAnulla, S. (2006) British Politics: A Critical Introduction (Continuum) Marinetto, M. (2003) „Governing Beyond the Centre: a Critique of the Anglo-

Governance School‟, Political Studies, 51: 592-608. Marsh, D., Richards, D. and Smith, M.J. (2001) Changing Patterns of Governance

Basingstoke: Palgrave. Marsh, D., Richards, D. and Smith, M.J. (2003) 'Unequal Power: Towards An

Asymmetric Power Model of the British Polity', Government and Opposition. Vol.38/3, Summer 2003, pp.306-322.

Taylor, A. (2000), „Hollowing Out or Filling In? Task Forces and the Management on Cross-Cutting Issues in British Government‟, British Journal of Politics and International Relations 2: 46-71.

House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry into the Cabinet Office and Central Government 2009 http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_constitution_committee.cfm

Saward, M. (1997) 'In Search of the Hollow Crown' in Weller, P, Bakvis, H. & Rhodes, R.A.W The Hollow Crown Macmillan

Weiss, L The Myth of the Powerless State (Polity 1998)

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David Cameron (2009) Time to Transfer Power from the Central State to Local People

www.conservatives.com/News/Speeches/2008/12/David_Cameron_Time_to_transfer_power_from_the_central_state_to_local_people.aspx?Cameron=true

Regulation Reading:

Beck, Ulrich Risk Society : Towards a New Modernity (Sage, 1992) Holliday, I. (2000) Is the British State Hollowed-Out?’ Political Quarterly Vol. 72

pp.167-176. Littlechild, S. C. (Stephen C.). Privatisation, competition and regulation : twenty-

ninth Wincott Memorial- London: Institute of Economic Affairs for the Wincott Foundation, 2000.

M. Moran. (2003) The British Regulatory State: High Modernism and Hyper-Innovation, Oxford. Ch. 6.

Majone, G. (ed) Regulating Europe (Routledge, 1996) Marinetto, M. (2003) Governing Beyond the Centre: A Critique of the Anglo-

Governance School Political Studies Vol. 51/3 p.592. Marsh, D., Richards, D. and Smith, M. (2003) ‘Unequal Power: Towards An

Asymmetric Power Model of the British Polity’, Government and Opposition Vol.38/3, Summer 2003, pp.306-322.

Parker, David, 1949 Sept. 28-. - Privatisation and regulation : some comments on the UK experience. - London : Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, 1997.

Kavanagh et al British Politics Oxford University Press 2006.Ch.13

Martin Stanley ‘Regulation’ http://www.regulation.org.uk/

There are also a number of recent reports into the legacy of New Labour’s changes to the core executive which are useful for this seminar.

House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution (2010) The Cabinet Office and the Centre of Government Report 4th Report of Session 2009–10 London: The Stationery Office. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200910/ldselect/ldconst/30/30.pdf

Institute for Government (2010) Shaping-Up: A Whitehall for the Future London: Institute for Government http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/pdfs/shaping-up-a-whitehall-for-the-future.pdf

Better Government Institute (2010) Good Government Reforming Parliament and the Executive: Recommendations from the Executive Committee of the Better Government Initiative http://www.civilservant.org.uk/bgigoodgovernment.pdf

Regulatory Policy Institute (2009) Trust in the System: Restoring Trust in our System of Government and Regulation Oxford: Regulatory Policy Institute

COMPETING MODELS OF POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING

9. THEORIES OF DECISION MAKING: THE RATIONAL ACTOR MODEL AND BOUNDED RATIONALITY

Seminar Topics: What is the Rational Actor Model? (Group A) Provide a critique of the Rational Actor Model and Explain Bounded Rationality. (Group B) Case-study: Conservative Trade Union Policy 1979-90 (Group C) READING: Rational Actor Model: N. Reimer et al (2006) The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science, 2nd Edn, CQ Press,U.S Ch.14 ‘Decision-Making in Politics’ [DIGITISED READING]

J Greenaway Et Al, Deciding Factors In British Politics (Routledge 1992) Ch.2

Downs, Anthony. An Economic Theory Of Democracy. (New York : Harper And Row, 1957)

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Simon, Herbert A. Administrative Behavior : A Study Of Decision-Making Processes In Administrative Behavior 3rd Ed (Collier Macmillan, 1976)

Oakeshott, Michael. Rationalism In Politics And Other Essays (Liberty Fund, 1991)

A Hann in Politics Vol 15, 1995, Pp.19-26

B Jenkins And A Gray in Political Studies Vol 31, 1983, Pp.177-93

C Weiss And M Bucuvalas, Social Science Research And Decision Making (Columbia University Press1980)

P Hall In Comparative Politics Vol 25, 1993, Pp.275-96

P Nacharach And M Baratz In American Political Science Review Vol 56, 1962, Pp.641-51

R Dahl, Who Governs? (Yale UP 1961)

S Lukes, Power: A Radical View 2nd

Edn. (Palgrave 2005)

Stone, Deborah. Policy Paradox: The Art Of Political Decision Making. Rvsd. Ed. New York: Norton, 2001.

W G Scott In F Castles Et Al (Eds), Decisions, Organisations And Society (OUP 1976)

Y Dror In Public Administration Review Vol 24, 1964 [There Are A Number Of Relevant Articles In This Volume]

Y Dror, Public Policymaking Re-Examined (Chandler 1968)

Conservative Trade Union Policy 1979-90: Alderman, K and Carter, N. 'The Labour Party and the Trade Unions: Loosening the

Ties?' Parliamentary Affairs 47/3, 1994 Bassett, P. Strike Free: The New Industrial Relations in Britain (Macmillan 1986) Buxton, T et al, Britain's Economic Performance (Routledge 1998) Coates, D. (2000) „New Labour‟s Industrial and Economic Policy‟ in D. Coates and P.

Lawler New Labour in Power [Manchester: Manchester University Press] Conservative Party: http://www.conservatives.com/

Dorey, P. (2005) (ed) Developments in British Public Policy London: Sage Ch.7 Dunn, M and Smith, S 'Economic Policy under the Conservatives' in S Savage et

al, Public Policy in Britain Macmillan 1994. Farnham, D 'New Labour and the New Unions' Parliamentary Affairs 49/4, 1996

(HD6667.M36) Fielding, S & Tonge, J 'Economic and Industrial Policy' in R.Kelly (ed.) Changing

Party Policy in Britain Blackwell 1999. Greenaway, J. Smith, S. And J Street, Deciding Factors In British Politics: A Case

Studies Approach (Routledge 1992) Ch.8. Holliday, I. 'Organised Interests after Thatcher' in P Dunleavy et al, Developments

in British Politics 5 (Macmillan 1997). Hutton, W The State We're In (Vintage, 1996). Johnson, C. The Economy under Mrs Thatcher, 1970-90 (Penguin 1991) Kelly, G 'Economic Policy' in P Dunleavy et al, Developments in British Politics 5

(Macmillan 1997) Ludlam, S. (2001) 'New Labour and the Unions: the End of the Contentious Alliance' in

Ludlam, S and Smith, M.J. New Labour in Government Basingstoke:Macmillan Ludlam, S. and Smith, M.J. (2004) (eds.) Governing as New Labour: Politics and Policy

under Blair Basingstoke: Palgrave. Ch.5 Marsh, D. 'Industrial Relations' in D Marsh and R Rhodes, Implementing

Thatcherite Policies (OUP 1992) Marsh, D. The New Politics of British Trade Unionism (Macmillan 1992)chaps 1-3 Mitchie, J (ed), The Economic Legacy 1979-92 (Acadmeic Press 1992) Rosamund, B. (1996) 'Whatever Happened to the Enemy Within? Contemporary

Conservatism and Trade Unionism' in Ludlam and Smith (eds) Contemporary British Conservatism Basingstoke: Macmillan

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Savage, S and Robinson, L. Public Policy under Thatcher (Macmillan 1990) Trade Union Congress web site: http://www.tuc.org.uk/ Wilks, S. (1997) 'Conservative Governments and the Economy 1979-97' Political

Studies 45/4 September 1997

10. THEORIES OF DECISION-MAKING: DISJOINTED INCREMENTALISM Seminar Topics: What is the Disjointed Incrementalism Model? (Group B) Provide a critique of the Disjointed Incrementalism. (Group C) Case-study: AIDS (Group A) READING: Disjointed Incrementalism:

C Lindblom, 'Still Muddling, Not Yet Through' Public Administration Review Vol 39, 1979, P.516-23 [DIGITISED READING]

J. Greenaway et al, Deciding Factors In British Politics (Routledge 1992) Ch.2 Lindblom, Charles E. The Policy-making Process. - 2nd ed (Prentice-Hall, 1980). C Lindblom, 'Still Muddling, Not Yet Through' In Public Administration Review

Vol 39, 1979, P.516-23 Braybrooke, David amd C. Lindblom A Strategy Of Decision : Policy Evaluation

As A Social Process (Collier-Macmillan, 1963) Dahl, Robert and Charles E. Lindblom Politics, Economics, And Welfare

Transaction Publishers, 1992. Y Dror In Public Administration Review Vol 24, 1964 [There Are A Number Of

Relevant Articles In This Volume]

A Hann In Politics Vol 15, 1995, Pp.19-26

B Jenkins And A Gray In Political Studies Vol 31, 1983, Pp.177-93

C Weiss And M Bucuvalas, Social Science Research And Decision Making

Collingridge D;Douglas J Three Models Of Policymaking: Expert Advice In The Control Of Environmental Lead In Social Studies Of Science Vo.14/3 P.343-370.

P Hall In Comparative Politics Vol 25, 1993, Pp.275-96

P Nacharach And M Baratz In American Political Science Review Vol 56, 1962, Pp.641-51

R Dahl, Who Governs? (Yale Up 1961)

S Lukes, Power: A Radical View (2nd

ed.)

Stone, Deborah. Policy Paradox: The Art Of Political Decision Making. Rvsd. Ed. New York: Norton, 2001.

W G Scott In F Castles Et Al (Eds), Decisions, Organisations And Society

Y Dror, Public Policymaking Re-Examined (Chandler 1968) AIDS:

J Greenaway et al, Deciding Factors In British Politics (Routledge 1992) Ch.4 V Berridge AIDS in the UK: the Making of Policy, 1981-1994. (Oxford University

Press, 1996) Aids Information online: http://hiv-aids.medical-information.org/ AVERT UK: http://www.avert.org/ C Perrow & M F Guillen The AIDS Disaster (Yale UP 1995) D Altman AIDS and the New Puritanism. (Pluto 1986) D Altman, 'AIDS - The British Context' in Health Education Journal vol 46 no 2

Dorey, P. (2005) (ed) Developments in British Public Policy London: Sage Ch. 5 D Fox, P Day & R Klein „The power of Professionalism‟, Daedalus, 118, 1990, 93-112.

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D Kirp & R Bayer „AIDS in the Industrialised Democracies‟, Milbank Quarterly Special edition Vol.64, Supplement 1, 1986

D. Miller et al The Circuit of Mass Communication [London: Sage 1998] David Feinburg Queer and Loathing: rants and raves of a raging AIDS clone (Viking

1994) Department of Health: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Healthimprovement/Sexualhealth/index.htm J E Campbell and W E Waters in British Medical Journal vol 294, 1987 J Mann The Global AIDS Policy Coalition J Street „British Government Policy on AIDS: Learning not to die of ignorance‟

Parliamentary Affairs, 41, 1988, 490-508. J. Lewis 'AIDS' Policy' Lancet 14 May 1988 K Alcorn in E Carter and S Watney (eds), Taking Liberties: AIDS and Cultural Politics

(ICA 1989) K Wellings Stopping AIDS, HIV, AIDS and the Mass Media M Fumento The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS (Regency Gateway 1993) N. Fowler Ministers Decide (Chapmans 1991) P Aggleton Facing the Second Decade P Day & R Klein ‘Interpreting the unexpected; the case of AIDS Policy making in

Britain’ Journal of Public Policy, 9, 1990 P Strong and V Berridge in P Aggleton, P Davies and G Hart (eds), AIDS: Individual,

Cultural and Policy Dimensions (Falmer 1990) R. Goma Action on AIDS in UK Communities (Community Projects Foundation, 1990) Social Security Committee Problems Associated with AIDS, HC 182, 1987 Susan Sontag Illness as metaphor ; and, AIDS and its metaphors (Penguin, 2002) T. Fowler AIDS and the Government Terrence Higgins Trust: http://www.tht.org.uk/

World Health Organisation The Global Aids Strategy

11. THEORIES OF DECISION-MAKING: SABATIER’S MODEL OF POLICY CHANGE Seminar Topics: What is Sabatier‟s Model of Policy Change? (Group A) Provide a critique of Sabatier‟s Model of Policy Change. (Group B)

Case-study: Perspectives on Law and Order (Group C) READING: Sabatier Model:

J Greenaway et al, Deciding Factors In British Politics (Routledge 1992) Ch.2 [DIGITISED READING]

M. Hill and P. Hupe (2008) Implementing Public Policy: An Introduction to the Study of Operational Governance London:Sage

Hank C. Jenkins-Smith and P. Sabatier (1994) Evaluating the Advocacy Coalition Framework Journal of Public Policy Vo. 14 pp.175-203

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