Coalition Collection

On eleven May 2010, the Conservative Party in addition to the Liberal Democrats formed Britain's kickoff sum coalition authorities since 1945. Despite initial scepticism, their partnership has survived bitter disagreements over issues such equally constitutional reform in addition to Europe. Indeed, the parties convey worked effectively together inwards a number of areas, notably unusual policy in addition to education. This raises a number of questions. Why did to a greater extent than or less initiatives seek out to live specially contentious? Conversely, why was co-operation on other policies relatively straightforward? How did the 2 leaders seek to contend conflict both inside in addition to betwixt their respective parliamentary parties?

In improver to exploring these questions, this special department examines to a greater extent than or less of the issues that volition expression upwards the adjacent authorities regardless of its composition. Of item trouble organisation are the UK's constitutional arrangements, the fallout from the Scottish independence referendum, in addition to the nature of Britain's solar daytime of the month amongst the European Union in addition to the wider world. With the forthcoming full general election fix to live the around unpredictable inwards a generation, it is hoped that this collection of articles volition offering useful lessons for subsequent coalitions, spell providing insights into the competing dynamics of conflict in addition to co-operation at travel inside the Cameron-Clegg government. You tin read the articles from the collection, edited past times Judi Atkins, hither free.

Introduction: Conflict, Cooperation in addition to the Cameron-Clegg Government past times Judi Atkins

‘Together inwards the National Interest’: The Rhetoric of Unity in addition to the Formation of the Cameron–Clegg Government past times Judi Atkins

The Liberal Democrats in addition to the Coalition: Driven to the Edge of Europe past times Eunice Goes

Unity in addition to Distinctiveness inwards UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland Coalition Government: Lessons for Junior Partners past times Libby McEnhill

Interventionism past times Design or Failure: The Coalition in addition to Humanitarian Intervention past times Timothy Oliver

The Coalition in addition to the Decline of Majoritarianism inwards the UK past times Oonagh Gay, Petra Schleiter in addition to Valerie Belu

The Coalition in addition to the Politics of the English linguistic communication Question past times Richard Hayton

When Second-Best is Still a No-Brainer: Why Labour Should Shoot for a Majority Coalition inwards May 2015 past times Ben Yong in addition to Tim Bale

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