1 A conference was held on 17–19 November 1972 in Manchester to discuss American political institutions in the light of the elections of November 1972. The conference was organized jointly by Government and Opposition and the Government Department of the University of Manchester, and was supported by a grant from the Nuffield Foundation. The participants were: Prof. G. Almond (Stanford, California); Prof. Raymond Aron (Sorbonne); Prof. M. Beloff (All Souls) chairman; Mr R. A. Burchell (Manchester); Dr Mary Ellison (Keele); Prof. S. Feingold (City University, New York); Prof. S. E. Finer (Manchester); Mi P. Fotheringham (Glasgow); hfr R. A. Garson (Keele); Prof. J. Gould (Nottingham); Dr J. E. S. Hayward (Keele); Prof. G. Ionescu (Manchester); Mr D. Kavanagh (Manchester); Prof. Robert E. Lane (Yale); Dr J. D. Lees (Keele); Dr I. de Madariaga (London); Mr P. J. Madgwick (University College of Aberystwyth); Mr R. A. Maidment (Manchester); Prof. P. D. Marshall (Manchester); Dr K. Medhurst (Manchester); Mr D. H. S. Morris (Manchester); Mr L. Minkin (Manchester); Mr G. Moyser (Manchester); Prof. H. G. Nicholas (New College); Prof. R. H. Pear (Nottingham); Dr G. Roberts (Manchester UMIST); Mr J. Schwarzmantal (Leeds); Mr M. Steed (Manchester); Mr V. Vale (Southampton) rapportew; Dr W. Wallace (Man‐Chester); Dr M. J. Walles (Leeds); Mi R. Williams (Manchester); Mi M. O'Donnell (Keele).

The present collection does not include the contributions ‘The U.S. Supreme Court: from Warren to Burger’ by R. H. Pear, ‘The American City – an Ungovernable Enterprise’ by P. J. Madgwick, and the discussion which took place, summarized and edited by V. Vale. These contributions will be included in the book based on the conference, American Political Institutions: Process and Performance, edited by Max Beloff and Vivian Vale, to be published by Macmillan.

2 Cf.American Political Institutions: Process and Performance, Macmillan, forthcoming.

3 See American Political Institutions: Process and Performance, Macmillan, forthcoming.