New Labour and Thatcherism

Political Change in Britain
2001
ISBN: 978-0-333-94940-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 249 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Labour's 1997 victory was widely credited to the party's reinvention of itself as New Labour. This book argues that the transformation of the Labour Party is best understood as the product of Thatcherism, and marks the emergence of a new consensus in British politics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heffernan, R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Paperback Edition Preface and Acknowledgements Exploring Political Change Beyond the Thatcher Decade: The Politics of 'New' Labour The Politics of Thatcherism Explaining Thatcherism: Project and Process Modernisation: The Transformation of the Labour Party How and Why Parties Change: Identifying Environmental Contexts Party Competition Driven Party Change: The 'Politics of Catch-Up' A Theory of Consensus Politics Thatcherism and the Reinvention of Labour Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

RICHARD HEFFERNAN is Lecturer in Government and Politics at The Open University in the UK, and has previously taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is co-author of (1992) and co-editor of (2000).