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Davies, Jonathan S. (2012) Active citizenship : navigating the Conservative heartlands of the New Labour project. Policy and Politics, Vol.40 (No.1). pp. 3-19. doi:10.1332/147084411X581781
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/147084411X581781
Abstract
This paper develops a distinct perspective on the continuities and contrasts between Thatcherite Conservatism and New Labour, interpreted through active citizenship policy. Revisiting Thatcherism, it argues that the roots of the New Labour approach to active citizenship can be traced to the late-Thatcher period. It explores six facets of New Labour‟s agenda, arguing in each case that there were affinities with Conservatism. These affinities further highlight continuities in the "social dimension" of an ongoing hegemonic project, whose objective is to overcome the "weak citizenship" characteristic of neoliberalism by mobilizing citizen assent. Judged against this benchmark, the project may have had only limited success.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > International Centre for Governance & Public Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Citizenship -- Government policy, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997 | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Policy and Politics | ||||
| Publisher: | The Policy Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 1470-8442 | ||||
| Official Date: | June 2012 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.40 | ||||
| Number: | No.1 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 17 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 3-19 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1332/147084411X581781 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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