Politics
Where to find the subject in the Library
The general number for politics and government is 320. Other topics relating to political science will be found between 321 and 328. For example systems of government such as democracy, republics and Communism are found at 321; political processes including elections are are 324; information on political parties is found at 324.2.
Key resource for A-level Politics
Politics Review
Go one step further in A-level Politics with access to the complete archive of Politics Review magazine.
Reading
A variety of newspapers
The Prime Minister - Steve Richards
The Prime Ministers we never had - Steve Richards
The Prime Ministers - Iain Dale
How democracies die - Steven Levitsky
The irony of democracy - L Zeigler
Listening
Watching
Prime Ministers Questions - every wednesday at midday
Question Time
Yes minister.
Yes Prime Minister.
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Further studies
Internation politics - France/Russia/Brazil/India/China
Visits
Houses of Parliament
The Old Bailey
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Holyrood - Edinburgh
Senedd - Cardiff
Careers
Law
Civil Service
Politics
Education
Finance
Archivist
Archeologist
Author
Museum curator
Activities
Activities
Work - Preparation for September
Newspapers and magazines
Register for free access to the Financial Times.
You can read The Economist magazine online via Hertfordshire Libraries.
Issues Online covers a wide range of topics including Citizenship, Immigration and Parliament.
Podcasts and Multimedia
Talking Politics Podcast with David Runciman and Helen Thompson.
Talking Politics: History of Ideas explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics.
The History of Now is from Cambridge University's History Faculty. Cambridge American History Seminar is a weekly podcast, featuring discussions about current research.
Declarations: The Human Rights Podcast explores contemporary debates about politics and human rights.
Interventions: The Intellectual History Podcast introduces historians and their work to everyone with an interest in history and politics.
From Our Own Correspondent features quality BBC radio reporting from around the world.
Oxford Politics is a recommended podcast.
Websites
Useful websites for Politics includes: BBC News Politics and CNN.
Squashed Philosophers is a political philosophy website. Party politics can be found at labourlist.org and conservativehome.org.
The Political Studies Association, Parliament UK, United Nations, Chatham House and Amnesty International are all useful sites to follow.
Public Information Online — online access to all the UK's Parliamentary Publications, including bills, command papers, acts and daily Hansard. Login with your Herts library card.
Pre-chewed politics — log in with your own individual account details
Books
Books
Leviathan – Thomas Hobbes
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power – Rachel Maddow
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism – Max Weber
The Prince – Niccolo Machiavelli
Banal Nationalism – Michael Billig
Arford, Bernie, Politics: An introduction
Heywood, Andrew, Politics
Holsti, Kalevi, International Politics
McNaughton, Neil, Success in Politics
Nugent, Neill, The Government and Politics of the European Union
Renwick, Alan, Basic Political Concepts
Robertson, David, The Penguin Dictionary of Politics
British Government and Politics – Reading List:
Budge, Ian, The new British Politics
Clark, Alan, The Tories: Conservatives and the Nation State, 1922-1997
Derbyshire, Ian, Politics in Britain from Callaghan to Thatcher
Griffith, J. A., The Politics of the Judiciary
Hennesy, Peter, Cabinet
Hennesy, Peter, The Hidden Wiring
Hennesy, Peter, Whitehall
Hutton, Will, The State We’re In
Jenkins, Roy, The Chancellors
Jones, Bill, British Politics Today
Kavanaugh, Dennis, The Major Effect
Marr, Andrew, Ruling Britannia
Marquand, David, The ideas that shaped post war Britain
Morgan, Kenneth, The People’s Peace: Britain since 1945
Pimlott, Ben, Harold Wilson
Pye, Keith, British Politics: Ideas and Concepts
Shaw, Eric, The Labour Party since 1945
Thatcher, Margaret, The Downing Street Years
US Government and Politics – Reading List
Ashbee, Edward, US Politics Today
Bennett, Anthony, The American President’s Cabin
Bowles, Nigel, Government and Politics of the United States
Campbell, Colin, The Bush Presidency: First Appraisals
Davis, Kenneth, Don’t Know Much About The American Presidents
Dumbrell, John, American Foreign Policy: Carter to Clinton
Hockman, Stanley, The Penguin Dictionary of Contemporary American History: 1945 to the present
Hoff, Joan, Nixon Reconsidered
Isaacson, Walter, Kissinger
Jenkins, Roy, Truman
Lasser, William, Perspectives on American Government
Mervin, Donald, Ronald Reagan and the American Presidency
Rae, Nicole, Governing America
Shaw, Malcolm, Roosevelt to Reagan
Walker, Martin, The President We Deserve
Political Ideologies - Reading list:
DK, The Feminism Book
DK, The Politics Book
Haywood, Andrew, Political Ideologies
Walters, Margaret, A very short introduction to feminism
Freeden, Michael, A very short introduction to liberalism
Newman, Michael, A very short introduction to socialism
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