03666nam 22006615 450 991050261260332120230810173432.09783030809959303080995110.1007/978-3-030-80995-9(CKB)4100000012027029(MiAaPQ)EBC6727846(Au-PeEL)EBL6727846(OCoLC)1287132900(DE-He213)978-3-030-80995-9(EXLCZ)99410000001202702920210915d2021 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Cameron-Clegg Coalition and Britain's Role in the World Austerity, Continuity, and Change /by Timothy J. Oliver1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2021.1 online resource (224 pages)Britain and the World,2947-71909783030809942 3030809943 1 Introduction -- 2. British Elites and Great Power Status since 1945 -- 3. The Coalition and War -- 4. The Coalition and International Law -- 5. The Coalition and International Organisations -- 6. After the Coalition -- 7. Conclusion.This is the first in-depth study of the foreign and defence policies of the Coalition, a government that saw the Conservatives restored to power for the first time since the Iraq War and the Liberal Democrats enter government for the first time. It explores the idea of Britain as a 'Great Power' since 1945 to show how the Coalition's policies fitted into wider historical understandings of Britain's role in the world. Drawing on a range of evidence from the time of the Coalition, it shows that this period was one of continued change in British foreign policy. The Coalition conducted the first strategic defence review since 1998, significantly reduced the funding allocations for defence and foreign affairs, raised overseas aid spending to record levels, engaged in overseas military action in two sovereign states (and were denied a chance to participate in another), as well as a wide array of other policies. This book argues that evaluating these events and the historical background of the Coalition is critical to understanding the current crises gripping British politics. Timothy J. Oliver is a Lecturer in British Politics and Public Policy at the University of Manchester, UK. He has teaching and research experience in British foreign and defence policy, international relations, and the Liberal Democrats.Britain and the World,2947-7190Great BritainHistoryInternational relationsHistoryWorld politicsEuropePolitics and governmentHistory of Britain and IrelandDiplomatic and International HistoryPolitical HistoryEuropean PoliticsGreat BritainHistory.International relationsHistory.World politics.EuropePolitics and government.History of Britain and Ireland.Diplomatic and International History.Political History.European Politics.328.41320.94109051Oliver Timothy J.847862MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910502612603321The Cameron-Clegg Coalition and Britain's Role in the World2557514UNINA