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. ...

Contents: Kicked in touch? Football as a proxy for political authenticity - Stephen Barber, pp. 3-5 Rangers, Scotland and Unionism - Alasdair McKillop, pp. 6-7 George Best: Northern Ireland’s paradoxical peacemaker - ...

Contents: Perpetual concubinage: the pervasive myth of the female spy - Tammy M. Proctor, p. 3 Did the British Intelligence and Security services defeat the IRA? - Paul Dixon, pp. 4-5 The art of fine balance: counter-terrorism ...

Contents: The end of Britishness? A historical perspective - Paul Ward, p. 3 What is Britain for? - Arthur Aughey, pp. 4-5 The British question - Christopher Bryant, pp. 6-7 Chasing Britishness: a post-colonial project ...

Contents: Devolution ten years on: past achievements and ideas for the future - Peter Hain, p. 3 Devolution has weakened, not strengthened, the United Kingdom - John Redwood, pp. 4-5 Four things wrong with the status ...

Contents: Reform to preserve: conservative advances in Britain and Norway - Kristin Clemet, p. 3 A radical in a conservative nation? - Ulf Andenæs, pp. 4-5 The controversial politician Margaret Thatcher - Atle L. Wold, ...

Contents: The British theatre and its impact: a personal reflection - Ellen Horn, p. 3 British theatre in a post-national era - Dan Rebellato, pp. 4-5 The British comedy revolution - Lars Mjøen, p. 6 The British invasion: ...

Contents: Churchill and the British left - John Callaghan, p. 3 High points and low points in Churchill’s wartime leadership - Sir Martin Gilbert, pp. 4-5 Churchill and bombing in the Second World War - Richard Overy, ...

Contents: The game, pure and simple - Stig Inge Bjørnebye, p. 3 Norway and the UK: a defence and security perspective - Clive Archer, p. 4 Haakon Lie, Denis Healey and AngloNorwegian Labour party relations in the immediate ...

Contents: Anglo-Norwegian and American models of democracy - Inge Lønning, p. 3 The foreign policy challenges for Barack Obama - David Lidington, p. 4 The Anglo-American special relationship - Andrew Gambl, p. 5 Britain ...