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Citizens, Society and the State

Citizens, Society and the State. The demographics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. By: John Anderson. The United Kingdom. Culture of the United Kingdom. History. Major Cities. London – 9.8 m Manchester – 2.7 m W. Midlands – 2.7 m W. Yorkshire – 2.2 m

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Citizens, Society and the State

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  1. Citizens, Society and the State The demographics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland By: John Anderson

  2. The United Kingdom

  3. Culture of the United Kingdom

  4. History

  5. Major Cities London – 9.8 m Manchester – 2.7 m W. Midlands – 2.7 m W. Yorkshire – 2.2 m Liverpool – 864 k

  6. Nations England: 53.0 m (83.9%) Scotland: 5.3 m (8.4%) Wales: 3.1 m (4.8%) N. Ireland: 1.8 m (2.9%)

  7. Political Map • Conservatives won most recent election, with David Cameron current Prime Minister • Key: • Conservatives = Blue • Liberal Democrats = Orange • Labor = Red

  8. Geography Scottish Highlands visible Wales also mountainous England quite arable & flat relative to rest of Britain

  9. Public Spending

  10. Obesity Rates

  11. Societal Cleavages Differences between the people of a state Ethnicity Religion Class Region Urban/rural Gender

  12. Ethnicity of England British whites – 79.8% Irish/Gypsy – 1.1% Other whites – 4.6% Asian (mostly non-Oriental) – 7.8% Black (Caribbean) – 1.1% Black (African) – 1.8% Arab – 0.4% Mixed – 2.0%

  13. Ethnicity of Wales British white – 93.2% Irish/Gypsy - .6% Other whites – 1.8% Asian (mostly non-Oriental) – 2.3% Black (Caribbean) - .4% Black (African) - .1% Arab - .3% Mixed – 1.0%

  14. Ethnicity of Northern Ireland British white – 98.2% Gypsy - .1% Asian (mostly non-Oriental) – 1.1% Black - .2% Arab – Negligible Mixed - .3%

  15. Religion in the United Kingdom

  16. Religion Source: British Social Attitudes Survey

  17. Class • Historically, the estates class system was in place, with nobles, clergy, and commoners • Post-WWII considerable, gradual shift • Seven distinct classes: • Elite • Established Middle • Technical Middle • New Affluent • Traditional Working • Emergent Service Sector • Precariat

  18. Wealth Gap UK GINI coefficient is ~32 US GINI coefficient is ~40

  19. Region • 4 nations • 74% of people from Wales identify as Welsh • Scottish people are largely identified by accent and language • Northern Irish identify as • 1) 35% British • 2) 32% Irish • 3) 27% Northern Irish • 4) 6% Other (Ulster)

  20. Urban/Rural Urban: 79.6% (49.3 million) Rural: 20.4% (12.6 million) http://www.geohive.com/earth/pop_urban.aspx

  21. Gender Males: 31.029 m (49.11%) Females: 32.153 m (50.89%) Other: Negligible

  22. Civil Society 900,000 civil society organizations Highly advanced democracy, similar to United States. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

  23. Interest Groups • Pluralist interest group system • Biggest ones are • Greenpeace • Virgin Climate Change ISA • The Electoral Reform Society • The Democracy Movement • STAND

  24. Interest Group System/Social Capital Weak party loyalty increases power of interest groups Parliamentary systems in general are more adherent to party platform, UK included

  25. Media is state-owned Private competitors areand plc 3.75 hours TV & 2.81 hours radio each day Newspapers divided into broadsheets and tabloids

  26. Television Channels & Radio 5 channels – BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5 are transmitted for free Cable is provided by Virgin Media BBC dominates radio

  27. Political Participation Voting in national election: 65.1% Discusses politics: 46% Political party activity: 3% Interest Group participation: 7% Petition signing: 81% Lawful Protest: 13%

  28. Voting Trends and Rates

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  31. Voting Trends and Rates

  32. Social Movements Britain has spearheaded many movements, including the anti-slavery movement “New” social movements emerged post-WWII

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