| Description |
1 online resource (233 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Outline of the book -- Note -- Chapter 1 The Westminster model and the UK political system before Brexit -- 1.1 Westminster, British politics, and the BPT -- 1.1.1 What's in a name? The Westminster model and British politics -- 1.1.2 The BPT, historical inheritance, and institutional persistence -- 1.2 The normative debate on the Westminster model -- 1.3 Lijphart's analytical framework: discussion and adaptation |
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1.4 The Brexit process as a case of constitutional and political change -- 1.5 The difficult Europeanisation of the UK political system -- 1.6 Referendums in the UK -- 1.7 Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Understanding the Brexit effect -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Brexit process: periodisation and analytical issues -- 2.3 Europeanisation and the weakening of the Westminster system -- 2.4 Back to Westminster? The impact of exiting the EU -- 2.4.1 Dimension 1: elections and the party system -- 2.4.2 Dimension 2: executive-legislative relations -- 2.4.3 Dimension 3: centre-periphery relations |
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2.4.4 Institutional change and stickiness -- 2.5 Research design and data -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Westminster preserved: Elections, party system, and the absorption of the Brexit shock -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Before Brexit: the British party system and voter alignment -- from stability to turmoil -- 3.3 The institutional pillar of the two-party system: SMP and electoral legislation at other territorial levels of government -- 3.4 The Brexit effect on electoral alignments and the party system |
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3.4.1 Cleavage politics: are there new alignments and Brexit identities in the place of party identities? -- 3.4.2 The classification of party systems -- 3.4.3 One or many party systems? The importance of horizontal, vertical, and functional divisions -- 3.5 Data and analysis: Brexit as an electoral shock -- 3.5.1 Electoral alignments and cleavages -- 3.5.2 Party system classification -- 3.5.3 Multiple party systems? -- 3.6 The weak bases of the party system -- 3.7 Conclusion: a reaffirmed two-party game, with a very peculiar Conservative predominance -- Notes |
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Chapter 4 Westminster challenged: The constrained dominance of the executive -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Executive-legislative relationships before Brexit -- 4.3 Rebellions and government defeats in the House of Commons -- 4.3.1 Rebels and the EU issue -- 4.3.2 After the Brexit referendum: the beginning of the withdrawal process -- 4.3.3 From the 2017 general election to the end of May's premiership -- 4.4 Taking back control: Parliament and the strains of Brexit -- 4.4.1 The interpretation of the standing orders and parliamentary procedure -- 4.4.2 Controlling the business of the House of Commons |
| Summary |
This book examines the seismic impact of Brexit on the British political system, assessing its likely long-term effect in terms of a significantly changed political and constitutional landscape |
| Notes |
4.4.3 The role of the House of Lords |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bressanelli, Edoardo
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Massetti, Emanuele
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| ISBN |
9781000771602 |
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1000771601 |
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