Overview
- Offers in-depth case studies of regulation in the UK
- Sets UK regulation in the context of Europeanisation
- Includes interviews with politicians, civil servants, regulators, consumer representatives and pressure group campaigners
Part of the book series: Understanding Governance (TRG)
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This book explores the discourse of regulatory crisis in the UK and examines why, despite the increasing contestation of the principles underpinning the regulatory state, its institutions and practices continue to be firmly embedded within the governance of the British state. It considers its implications for our understanding of the contemporary nature of the British state, and to the study of regulation which is no longer confined to the domain of low politics, populated by technocrats, but is scrutinised by elected politicians, and the subject of the front pages rather than the financial pages. The author sets the British regulatory tradition in a wider context, both spatially, in terms of the challenges presented by Europeanisation, and temporally, critically analysing the process of crisis construction in the narratives of neoliberalism and participatory democracy in the contemporary era.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Political and Regulatory Traditions
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Back Matter
Reviews
“Set within the twin thematic contexts of tradition and crisis, Fitzpatrick offers an original, insightful and sophisticated analysis of British regulatory politics. He explains how they are constructed, maintained, and re-constructed in the face of recurring internal and external challenges, albeit always in ways which ultimately reflect the world-view and enhance the interests of political and economic elites in the UK.” (Steve Tombs, Professor of Criminology, The Open University, UK)
“Daniel Fitzpatrick’s study is a really valuable contribution to the study of regulation. It combines a broad sweep of regulatory domains, a sensitivity to the historical context and, most valuable of all, great theoretical acuteness.” (Michael Moran, Professor of Government, Alliance Business School, UK)
“Political scientists have long noted the importance of tradition, and the ideologies held within them, for social and political life. Yet, tradition is rarely theorised. By making tradition central to the study of politics and regulatory choice, the author demonstrates how elite actors in the UK carry and reproduce meanings and representations that form the British Political Tradition (BPT). Using evidence from a wide range of policy issues, The Politics of Regulation in the UK poses important questions about how traditions frame powerful policy actors’ understandings of regulatory crisis and underpin public policy.” (Claire A. Dunlop, Associate Professor, University of Exeter, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr Daniel Fitzpatrick is Lecturer in Comparative Public Policy at The University of Manchester, UK. He has previously held research positions at The University of Manchester and The University of Sheffield, UK. He is the author of several publications on British politics, governance and public policy, including The Crisis of Regulation (Palgrave Macmillan).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Politics of Regulation in the UK
Book Subtitle: Between Tradition, Contingency and Crisis
Authors: Daniel Fitzpatrick
Series Title: Understanding Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46199-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-46198-8Published: 13 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-46199-5Published: 30 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-4221
Series E-ISSN: 2947-423X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 232
Topics: British Politics, International Political Economy, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Corporate Governance