Abstract: Politics as an Academic Vocation – Antecedents – The British Study Of Politics – Institutionalism – Rational Choice – Behaviouralism – Anti-Foundationalism – Feminism – The Oakeshottians – Political Journalism – Biography – The Novel – Parliament – Constitutionalism – Judiciary – The Party System – Delegation – Regulation – Central State – Lobbying – Devolution in the Uk – Localism – European Devolution – Political Parties – Voting and Identity – Ethnicity and Religion – England – Ireland – Scotland and Wales – The European Union – Britain and America – After Empire – Class – Race – Gender – Ageing and Generational Politics – Welfare Reform – Aid and International Development – Protest – Immigration and Citizenship – The Security State – Participation and Social Capital – Political Marketing – Technology and Risk – Europeanization – Globalization – Marketization – National Economic Policy – European Economy – International Economy

Keywords: America, citizenship, class, constitution, democracy, development, empire, ethnicity, Europe, European Union, feminism, globalization, governance, immigration, judiciary, market, parliament, party system, political science, politics, rational choice, regulation, risk, social capital, state, voting