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Justifying New Labour policy / Judi Atkins.
Van Pelt Library JN1129.L32 A83 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atkins, Judi, 1975-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labour Party (Great Britain).
- Communication in politics--Great Britain.
- Communication in politics.
- Ideology.
- Great Britain.
- Ideology--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Social policy--1979-.
- Social policy.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 217 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Summary:
- "An original combination of theoretical innovation and a detailed empirical analysis of the ideas, language and policy of New Labour. Politicians often appeal to moral principles and arguments in their efforts to win support for new policy programs. Yet the question of how politicians use moral language has until now been neglected by scholars"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Introduction
- PART I: THE CONTEXT OF JUSTIFICATION
- The Context of Ideology
- The Context of Argumentation
- The Context of Hegemonic Competition
- Towards an Understanding of the Dynamics of Moral Argument in Politics
- PART II: THE CASE OF NEW LABOUR
- The Ideology of New Labour
- New Labour's Welfare Reforms: The New Deals
- Rights and Constitutional Reform: The Human Rights Act of 1998
- Community: New Labour's Policies on Anti-Social Behaviour
- Foreign Policy: The Iraq War of 2003
- Conclusion
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230279117
- 0230279112
- OCLC:
- 694832939
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