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Ethics and Integrity in British Politics: How Citizens Judge their Politicians' Conduct and Why it Matters
Nicholas Allen
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Description for Ethics and Integrity in British Politics: How Citizens Judge their Politicians' Conduct and Why it Matters
paperback. Drawing on original data, this book is the first account of popular understandings of political ethics in contemporary British politics. Num Pages: 341 pages, 13 b/w illus. 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 414.
Public perceptions of political ethics are at the heart of current political debate. Drawing on original data, this book is the first general account of popular understandings of political ethics in contemporary British politics. It offers new insights into how citizens understand political ethics and integrity and how they form judgments of their leaders. By locating these insights against the backdrop of contemporary British political ethics, the book shows how current institutional preoccupations with standards of conduct all too often miss the mark. While the use of official resources is the primary focus of much regulation, politicians' consistency, frankness and ... Read more
Public perceptions of political ethics are at the heart of current political debate. Drawing on original data, this book is the first general account of popular understandings of political ethics in contemporary British politics. It offers new insights into how citizens understand political ethics and integrity and how they form judgments of their leaders. By locating these insights against the backdrop of contemporary British political ethics, the book shows how current institutional preoccupations with standards of conduct all too often miss the mark. While the use of official resources is the primary focus of much regulation, politicians' consistency, frankness and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
341
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107642348
SKU
V9781107642348
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99-26
About Nicholas Allen
Nicholas Allen is Senior Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the co-editor of Britain at the Polls 2010 (2011) and is already planning the successor volume for the next general election. Sarah Birch is Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Glasgow. Her most recent monograph ... Read more
Reviews for Ethics and Integrity in British Politics: How Citizens Judge their Politicians' Conduct and Why it Matters
'… provides an account of our disenchantment with politicians that is both sophisticated and powerful. The sophistication comes from the careful way the argument is developed and the extensive use of an original evidence base. The power is provided by the core message: there is a big gap between politicians' understanding of integrity and that of the public, and disillusionment ... Read more