...Focuses on public expectations and demand for government services, at the specific level at which general expectations and desires are converted into specific political demands. The conversion of wants into demands—the politicization process—is the crucial point which determines whether such public...

... in unique ways depending upon its historical circumstances; but as circumstances change, so ideas evolve and are adapted. Thus, a distinctive core culture and associated public expectations about the possibilities of collective action emerges. This chapter traces the development of an Australian political...

... reinforces the chapter’s emphasis on the need for proportionality and balance. The second section focuses on tension between democracy and populism, and the inevitable need for some balance between public participation and governing capacity. The third section explores the topic of public expectations...

... elite politics New Labour constitutional anomie constitutional morality Conservative Party Britishness British Bill of Rights public expectations comparative politics It has been said of Christopher Columbus that when he set sail, he did not know where he was going; that when he got...

... of political competition artificially increases public expectations; only for these expectations to be dashed as the elected party either seeks to renege upon certain pre‐election commitments or fails to achieve them. Finally, democracy in the United Kingdom is currently drifting. The old rules do not appear...