Political culture of the United Kingdom
- Political culture of the United Kingdom
The political culture of the United Kingdom has been described by the political scientists Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba (1963) as a deferential civic culture. In the United Kingdom, factors such as class and regionalism [ [http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_roskin_countries_8/0,8011,840074-,00.html British Political Culture ] ] and the nation's history such as the legacy of the British Empire impact on political culture.
Factors which have shaped British political culture
*Geography: Britain's position as an island nation
*Religion: A Christian Tradition
*History: The gradual evolution of the poltitical system rather than revolution
References
Further reading
*Almond, Gabriel A., Verba, Sidney The Civic Culture. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1965
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