Overview
How does the British policy process deal with 'conscience' issues? Does parliament still decide? What influences MPs? This book considers how the British policy process deals with 'conscience' issues, those social issues which have strong moral overtones. It covers eight of the main topics to have been discussed by parliament in the last quarter of a century - abortion, censorship, divorce. Sunday trading, homosexuality, war crimes, disability rights and animal welfare.
Full Product Details
Author: Philip Cowley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: annotated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.430kg
ISBN: 9780714648361
ISBN 10: 0714648361
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 30 November 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"'Conscience and Parliament is a timely successor to Peter Richards's seminal treatment of this subject in 1970, Parliament and Conscience. It surveys much the same battlefields but updates the acount of the contests.' - Political Quarterly '[This book is] still the authority when it comes to studying ""conscience"" issues in politics and essential reading ... extremely thorough examination which is good background reading for those studying current political hot potatoes.' - Christian Socialist Magazine 'This is a nicely-produced, timely and useful book which details how Parliament has dealt with a number of ""conscience"" issues ... the chapters are uniformly well written, informative and interesting.' - EPOP Newsletter 'The difference a good index can make is well illustrated by Philip Cowley""s edited volume ... it is a well planned and executed book, made all the more valuable by the excellent concluding chapter.' - Parliamentary Affairs"
'Conscience and Parliament is a timely successor to Peter Richards's seminal treatment of this subject in 1970, Parliament and Conscience. It surveys much the same battlefields but updates the acount of the contests.' - Political Quarterly '[This book is] still the authority when it comes to studying conscience issues in politics and essential reading ... extremely thorough examination which is good background reading for those studying current political hot potatoes.' - Christian Socialist Magazine 'This is a nicely-produced, timely and useful book which details how Parliament has dealt with a number of conscience issues ... the chapters are uniformly well written, informative and interesting.' - EPOP Newsletter 'The difference a good index can make is well illustrated by Philip Cowley s edited volume ... it is a well planned and executed book, made all the more valuable by the excellent concluding chapter.' - Parliamentary Affairs
Author Information
Philip Cowley University of Hull
