(p. xix) Abbreviations
(p. xix) Abbreviations
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AFDC Aid for Families with Dependent Children
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AHA American Historical Association
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AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
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AM Assembly Member
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APG All Party Group
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APPC Association of Professional Political Consultants
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APSA American Political Studies Association
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AWM adult worker model
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B&R Bevir and Rhodes
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BCS British Cohort Study
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BES British Election Study
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BGOP Better Government for Older People
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BHPS British Household Panel Survey
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BIS Bank for International Settlements
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BISA British International Studies Association
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BME Black and Minority Ethnic
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BNP British National party
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BP basic pension
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BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy
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BT British Telecom
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CA Countryside Alliance
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CAP Common Agricultural Policy
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CBI Confederation of British Industry
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CD Collier and Dollar
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CEDAW Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy
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CIPR Chartered Institute for Public Relations
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CMEB Commission on the Future of Multi‐Ethnic Britain
(p. xx)
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CND Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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CRE Commission for Racial Equality
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DCLG Department of Communities and Local Government
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DFID Department for International Development
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DM Deutschmark
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DSEi Defence Systems and Equipment International
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DTI Department of Trade and Industry
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DUP Democratic Unionist Party
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DVLA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
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ECB European Central Bank
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ECHR European Convention on Human Rights
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ECJ European Court of Justice
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EEA European Economic Area
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EHRC Equalities and Human Rights Commission
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EMA Education Maintenance Allowance
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EMU Economic and Monetary Union
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EO equal opportunities
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EOC Equal Opportunities Commission
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ERM Exchange Rate Mechanism
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ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
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ESS European Security Strategy
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EU European Union
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FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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FDI foreign direct investment
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FE further education
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FSA Financial Services Authority
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FSA Food Standards Agency
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FSM free school meal
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GBS General Budget Support
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GCHQ Government Communications Headquarters
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GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education
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GDP gross domestic product
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GE gender equality
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GHS General Household Survey
(p. xxi)
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GM Gender Mainstreaming
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GNP gross national product
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HC House of Commons
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HE higher education
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HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England
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HMT Her Majesty's Treasury
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HRA Human Rights Act
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HSE Health and Safety Executive
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HSMP Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
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IGO intergovernmental organization
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ILP International Labour party
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IMF International Monetary Fund
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IRA Irish Republican Army
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ISC Intelligence and Security Committee
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IT information technology
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ITO International Trade Organization
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JAC Judicial Appointments Commission
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JIC Joint Intelligence Committee
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JTAC Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre
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LME liberal market economy
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MAFF Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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MCB Muslim Council of Britain
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MCS Millennium Cohort Study
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MDG Millennium Development Goal
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MEP Member of the European Parliament
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MMR measles, mumps, rubella
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MoD Ministry of Defence
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MP Member of Parliament
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MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament
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MVT median voter theorem
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NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
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NAIRU non‐accelerating inflation rate of unemployment
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NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NCDS National Child Development Study
(p. xxii)
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NDPB Non‐departmental public body
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NGO non‐governmental organization
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NHS National Health Service
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NIMBY not in my back yard
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NMW National Minimum Wage
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NPC National Pensioners Convention
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NPM New Public Management
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NSM new social movement
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ODA Overseas Development Administration
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ODM Ministry for Overseas Development
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OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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OMC open method of coordination
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OMS Oxford Mobility Study
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ORR Office of Rail Regulation
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PASC Public Administration Select Committee
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PFI private finance initiative
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PM Prime Minister
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PPP public–private partnership
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PR public relations
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PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
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PSA Political Studies Association
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PSA Public Service Agreement
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QMV qualified majority voting
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RDM Russian Doll Model
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RDR Rural Development Regulation
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RIPA Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
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RRB Race Relations Board
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SGP stability and growth pact
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SDLP Social Democratic and Labour party
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SDP Social Democratic party
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SEA Single European Act
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SES socio‐economic status
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SF Sinn Fein
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SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Authority
(p. xxiii)
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SMPS single‐member plurality system
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SNP Scottish National party
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SRO self‐regulatory organization
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SSA sub‐Saharan Africa
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SSRC Social Science Research Council
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SV Satanic Verses
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TCG Tasking and Coordinating Group
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TUC Trades Union Congress
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UKACIA UK Action Committee on Islamic Affairs
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UKIP United Kingdom Independence party
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UUP Ulster Unionist party
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WDF waste‐derived fuel
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WEU Western European Union
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WM Westminster Model
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WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
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WPR Western Peripheral Route
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WTO World Trade Organization
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WUNC worthiness, unity, numbers, commitment