PART I: FROM PAST TO PRESENT.- 1. The Study of British Politics.- 2. The Shadow of the Past I: War to Welfare.- 3. The Shadow of the Past II: Thatcher and After.- 4. Life in Contemporary Britain.- PART II: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNANCE.- 5. The Changing Constitution.- 6. Parliament and the Legislative Process.- 7. The Cabinet and the Prime Minister.- 8. Ministers, Departments and the Civil Service.- 9. The Law, the State and the Judicial Process.- 10. Local Government and Politics.- 11. Devolution.- 12. Britain and Europe.- PART III: PEOPLE AND POLITICS.- 13. Electoral Systems and Voting Behaviour.- 14. Political Parties.- 15. Ideology.- 16. Participation.- 17. The Media.- PART IV: POLITICS AND POLICY-MAKING.- 18. The Policy-making Process.- 19. Managing the Economy.- 20. Welfare and Public Services.- 21. The Environment.- 22. Britain and the World. sakriti opis