Contributor(s): Professor Alan Sked | Changes since 1945, in particular, will be examined, including the creation of a fully-democratic franchise, the development of mass welfare, the end of Empire, the increase in the scale of the State and demands for increased transparency and accountability.

Contributor(s): Professor Martin Loughlin | The development of the key institutions, notably the Monarchy and Parliament, which constitute today’s system of government, possible reforms to the Constitution.

Contributor(s): Professor Martin Loughlin | The development of the key institutions, notably the Monarchy and Parliament, which constitute today’s system of government, possible reforms to the Constitution.

Contributor(s): Professor Paul Kelly | The key philosophical influences that affect contemporary British politics.

Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers | An introduction to the key themes that will be covered during this lecture series.

Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers | An introduction to the key themes that will be covered during this lecture series.

Contributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | To consider the UK’s formal relations with the European Union, the Council of Europe, and other European institutions. Europe has had massive impacts on UK politics which affect domestic politics, with a continuing debate about the country’s relationship with the EU.

Contributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | To consider the UK’s formal relations with the European Union, the Council of Europe, and other European institutions. Europe has had massive impacts on UK politics which affect domestic politics, with a continuing debate about the country’s relationship with the EU.

Contributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | To consider the UK’s formal relations with the European Union, the Council of Europe, and other European institutions. Europe has had massive impacts on UK politics which affect domestic politics, with a continuing debate about the country’s relationship with the EU.

Contributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | To consider the UK’s formal relations with the European Union, the Council of Europe, and other European institutions. Europe has had massive impacts on UK politics which affect domestic politics, with a continuing debate about the country’s relationship with the EU.

Contributor(s): Richard Bacon MP | Accountability of government to Parliament in the light of Parliamentarians’ belief there is a need for more effective scrutiny of the executive, in particular in relation to failures of procurement contracts and/or IT systems.

Contributor(s): Richard Bacon MP | Accountability of government to Parliament in the light of Parliamentarians’ belief there is a need for more effective scrutiny of the executive, in particular in relation to failures of procurement contracts and/or IT systems.

Contributor(s): Charlie Beckett | This lecture will consider the way the press, TV and radio have traditionally been seen as a key feature of British government and politics. Can new media sustain investigative journalism and expose wrong-doing in government? Statutory restrictions on the media and the way politicians relate to powerful media organisations will be examined.

Contributor(s): Charlie Beckett | This lecture will consider the way the press, TV and radio have traditionally been seen as a key feature of British government and politics. Can new media sustain investigative journalism and expose wrong-doing in government? Statutory restrictions on the media and the way politicians relate to powerful media organisations will be examined.

Contributor(s): Charlie Beckett | This lecture will consider the way the press, TV and radio have traditionally been seen as a key feature of British government and politics. Can new media sustain investigative journalism and expose wrong-doing in government? Statutory restrictions on the media and the way politicians relate to powerful media organisations will be examined.

Contributor(s): Charlie Beckett | This lecture will consider the way the press, TV and radio have traditionally been seen as a key feature of British government and politics. Can new media sustain investigative journalism and expose wrong-doing in government? Statutory restrictions on the media and the way politicians relate to powerful media organisations will be examined.

Contributor(s): Patrick Dunleavy | Relevance of the traditional British political parties in an era of less ideology, greater individualism, rapidly-developing new media and few party members. Are other factors interests now better able to generate mass memberships, policy and lobbying? How might government be organised in a ‘post party’ political system?

Contributor(s): Patrick Dunleavy | Relevance of the traditional British political parties in an era of less ideology, greater individualism, rapidly-developing new media and few party members. Are other factors interests now better able to generate mass memberships, policy and lobbying? How might government be organised in a ‘post party’ political system?

Contributor(s): Patrick Dunleavy | Relevance of the traditional British political parties in an era of less ideology, greater individualism, rapidly-developing new media and few party members. Are other factors interests now better able to generate mass memberships, policy and lobbying? How might government be organised in a ‘post party’ political system?

Contributor(s): Patrick Dunleavy | Relevance of the traditional British political parties in an era of less ideology, greater individualism, rapidly-developing new media and few party members. Are other factors interests now better able to generate mass memberships, policy and lobbying? How might government be organised in a ‘post party’ political system?

Contributor(s): Jim Gallagher | Case for independence/staying within the union. Devolution to Edinburgh has created a radically separate political and governmental system since 1999, with further fiscal reform due to take place in 2016.

Contributor(s): Jim Gallagher | Case for independence/staying within the union. Devolution to Edinburgh has created a radically separate political and governmental system since 1999, with further fiscal reform due to take place in 2016.

Contributor(s): Tony Wright | Proposed reforms to Parliament, including a reduction in the number of MPs, new constituency boundaries, elections for select committee chairs, new types of committee, new sitting times, the removal of hereditary peers and more public accountability. The impacts of devolution.

Contributor(s): Professor Justin Fisher | The development of political parties, party loyalty and bases of support. Protest voting and extremist parties. The voting systems used in UK national and local election.

Contributor(s): Professor Justin Fisher | The development of political parties, party loyalty and bases of support. Protest voting and extremist parties. The voting systems used in UK national and local election.