Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Why Politics Matters and Why British Politics Matters -- Britain as a Capitalist Democracy -- Britain in a Globalizing World -- Culture, Constitutions and British Politics -- Europeanizing British Politics -- The Core Executive in the Westminster System -- Departments and Agencies in the Westminster System -- Representing Interests in the Westminster System -- Parliament in the Westminster System -- The Devolved Systems of Governance: Scotland and Wales -- Devolved Government in Northern Ireland -- The Worlds of Local and Regional Government: Multi-level Governance in Action -- How Citizens Participate -- Parties and their Organization -- Parties and their Ideologies -- How Political Communication Happens -- How Elections are Decided -- How Leaders are Selected -- Understanding Policy Under Multi-level Governance -- Raising and Allocating Resources -- The State, Public Order and Security -- The State and the Citizen -- Understanding the British State, Theories and Evidence.