Rebuilding social democracy : core principles for the centre left / edited by Kevin Hickson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hickson, Kevin, 1974- editor.

Series:

Policy Press shorts. Insights

Policy press shorts : insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--Great Britain.

Socialism.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xix, 149 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press ; 2016.

Summary:

The British Labour Party is in crisis. A prolonged period of government between 1997 and 2010 saw the party intellectually exhausted. The subsequent leadership of Ed Miliband ultimately failed with the loss of the 2015 General Election, and the party now finds itself without a clearly defined set of aims and values. Rebuilding Social Democracy is the first major reappraisal of social democracy and thinking on the centre left since the election of Jeremy Corbyn. With a foreword by Peter Hain, it examines the key foundational principles of social democracy, including economic reform, equality, welfare, public service organization, social cohesion, civil liberties, democratisation, and internationalism, in order to find a route back to political credibility for Labour. Written by leading academics in the field, it identifies the values and objectives needed to move the party forward, and revive left and centre-left thought and practice in Britain as an alternative to Conservative austerity. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Political economy / Kevin Hickson Hickson, Kevin 9

2 Equality / Robert M. Page Page, Robert M. 25

3 Weltare / Pete Redford Redford, Pete 43

4 Public services / Simon Griffiths Griffiths, Simon 59

5 Social cohesion / Jasper Miles Miles, Jasper 77

6 Civil liberties / Judi Atkins Atkins, Judi 95

7 Citizenship and the constitution / Emily Robinson Robinson, Emily 111

8 Internationalism / Matt Beech Beech, Matt 127

9 Conclusion / Kevin Hickson Hickson, Kevin 141.

ISBN:

1447333179

9781447333173

OCLC:

959031995