This thesis finds its thematic focus in the foreign policy of Britain and France. Drawing on assumptions of social constructivism, it aspires to outline an independent vein within the analysis of ideas in foreign policy. ...

The territorial dimension has become a significant feature of party politics in Europe. Political parties face an environment where governing institutions at the regional and the European level have increased in importance. ...

Iver Neumann has been an inter-disciplinary entrepreneur for political science in Norway. For Neumann, interdisciplinarity has been coupled with an understanding of politics as the search for meaning and identity. These ...

Contents: John Major: a compassionate Conservative? - Bruce Pilbeam, p. 3 John Major as prime minister and political leader - Kevin Theakston, pp. 4-5 An underrated prime minister? - Jan Erik Mustad, pp. 6-7 The press ...

Contents: Britain in Asia: rediscovery and readjustment for post-imperial times - David Scott, pp. 3-5 The British ’East of Suez’ decision in perspective - W. Taylor Fain, pp. 6-7 Palmerston and Asia: playing the Great ...

Contents: The First World War - systemic failure or sleepwalking into the abyss? - Bernt Hagtvet, pp. 3-5 Scandinavia and the First World War - Patrick Salmon, pp. 6-8 Died in the North Sea, buried in Norway - Geir ...

Contents: How can we solve the past and future mysteries of ’Corbynism’? - Glen O’Hara, pp. 3-4 Can Corbyn help rebuild Scottish Labour? - Atle L. Wold, p. 5 Back to the future - Paul Beaumont, pp. 6-7 The rise of the ...

Contents: The Wilson Government: a rollercoaster reputation - Steven Fielding, pp. 3-5 The 1964-70 Wilson Government and the British Constitution - Kevin Theakston, pp. 6-7 The men who made sodomy legal: The Wilson ...

Contents: 1707 in 2014: the UK union, then and now - Christopher A. Whatley, pp. 3-5 The political economy of Scotland - Malcolm Harvey, pp. 6-7 Security and defence policy in an independent Scotland - Alistair J.K. ...

Contents: Our future union - a perspective from Wales - Carwyn Jones AM, pp. 3-5 Welsh state-building or UK statereforming? Plaid Cymru and the SNP - Syd Morgan, pp. 6-7 Labour and the union: a tale of horror - David ...