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Reshaping the British Constitution: Essays in Political Interpretation
N. Johnson
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Description for Reshaping the British Constitution: Essays in Political Interpretation
Paperback. Has recent constitutional reform in Britain been merely pragmatic adaptation of past practices or the introduction of new principles? Nevil Johnson sets out to tackle that question. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Reshaping the British Constitution provides a vigorous critique of the deformations of Britain's customary constitution and why it could not effectively stem the growth of a centralized political authority. On this foundation it provides a critical description and assessment of recent constitutional changes including devolution, House of Lords reform, human rights and the encroachment of the European Union. Nevil Johnson suggests that since the reform programme has rested on pragmatic political expediency rather than on coherent thinking about constitutional principles, it is likely to strengthen the familiar deformations of the customary constitution.
Reshaping the British Constitution provides a vigorous critique of the deformations of Britain's customary constitution and why it could not effectively stem the growth of a centralized political authority. On this foundation it provides a critical description and assessment of recent constitutional changes including devolution, House of Lords reform, human rights and the encroachment of the European Union. Nevil Johnson suggests that since the reform programme has rested on pragmatic political expediency rather than on coherent thinking about constitutional principles, it is likely to strengthen the familiar deformations of the customary constitution.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333946206
SKU
V9780333946206
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About N. Johnson
NEVIL JOHNSON is an Emeritus Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, where from 1969 to 1996 he was a Reader in the Comparative Study of Institutions in the University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow. The early years of his career were spent in the administrative class of the Civil Service. From 1966 to 1981 he edited the journal Public Administration, from ... Read more
Reviews for Reshaping the British Constitution: Essays in Political Interpretation
'This is a masterly work, full of detailed commentary on different aspects of the constitution and with often wry and pertinent comments and insights into the present constitutional reform programme and current political developments, written from a position that is strongly sceptical of the European Union, constitutional reform, and new Labour.' - Andrew Gamble, Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield, ... Read more