This offers an historical overview of territorial politics in the United Kingdom up to the early 1980s, offers criticisms of other approaches and puts forward provocative interpretations of different periods in UK political history. It is a book which has stood the test of time. This collection of essays offers an overview of the New Labour Government's constitutional plans and outlines how they might develop over the next decade. Rather journalistic in style and content, some interesting points are raised. Journals which may publish pertinent articles include Regional and Federal Studies and Regional Studies.
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Students are advised to maintain a newspaper cuttings file of relevant material. No pre-requisite for this class. Each student will present one paper during the course of the semester. You are reminded that attendance at seminars is compulsory. Assessment Assessment will be on the basis of both class work and examination.