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The Rise and Fall of the Labour Left
This important and timely new book provides a thoroughly researched account of the rise of the left wing in the Labour Party in Britain during the 1970s and early 1980s and its marginalisation under the Kinnock leadership. It introduces the main currents on the Left and sets out their ideas, demands, achievements and limitations. '..this is an important book which asks crucial questions and provides valuable insights about the role of the Left within the Labour Party. No-one engaged in teaching British politics can afford to ignore it.' David J.Wilson, Leicester Polytechnic
Corbyn's labour party: managing the membership surge
In: British politics, Band 15, Heft 1, S. 1-24
ISSN: 1746-9198
The Labour campaign
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of representative politics, Band 54, Heft 4, S. 607-623
ISSN: 0031-2290
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THE CAMPAIGN - THE LABOUR CAMPAIGN
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of representative politics, Band 54, Heft 4, S. 607-623
ISSN: 0031-2290
New Parties/New Politics?: A Case Study of the British Labour Party
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 383-405
ISSN: 1460-3683
Britain's two major parties have rediscovered their members. For a variety of reasons both the Labour and Conservative parties have adopted pro-active recruitment strategies. At the same time, they have introduced direct democracy as an important part of their internal procedures. A detailed study of Labour's reforms suggests various possible implications for the future, including the fact that the plebiscitarian party might be an increasingly common feature in modern democracies.
BOOK SECTION - THE DEMOCRATIC AUDIT
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of representative politics, Band 52, Heft 4, S. 755-756
ISSN: 0031-2290
New Parties/New Politics? A Case Study of the British Labour Party
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 383
ISSN: 1354-0688
MAIN ARTICLES - New Parties-New Politics? A Case Study of the British Labour Party
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 383-406
ISSN: 1354-0688
The democratic audit
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of representative politics, Band 52, Heft 4, S. 755-756
ISSN: 0031-2290
'Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain' by S. Weir and D. Beetham is reviewed.
In praise of party
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of representative politics, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 198-208
ISSN: 0031-2290
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Political Recruitment: Gender, Race and Class in the British Parliament
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 129-131
ISSN: 1354-0688
Book Reviews
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 129-131
ISSN: 1460-3683
Anti-party politics in Britain: an assessment
In: Jahrbuch für Politik: JfP = Yearbook of politics, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 21-41
ISSN: 0940-8673
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Anti-party politics in Britain: an assessment
In: Jahrbuch für Politik: JfP = Yearbook of politics, Band 5, Heft Hb. 1, S. 21-41
ISSN: 0940-8673
"Im politischen System Großbritanniens haben Parteien eine Schlüsselfunktion inne. Im Vergleich zu vielen anderen Ländern gibt es keine signifikante Antiparteientradition. Während der letzten zwanzig Jahre hat sich jedoch zunehmend eine allgemeine Unzufriedenheit mit den etablierten Parteien gezeigt. Darüber hinaus wird die zukünftige Funktion der Parteien von einem Teil der Elite in Frage gestellt. Es wird untersucht, inwieweit zum einen Parteien und zum anderen Interessenverbände und neue soziale Bewegungen durch die Masse und die Elite unterstützt werden. Parteien bleiben bedeutende politische Akteure und festigen durch ihr Fortbestehen die liberale Demokratie. Wenn sie weiterhin eine bedeutende Rolle im politischen Prozeß spielen sollen, sind Reformen notwendig. Dem Einzelnen müssen größere Anreize zur Partizipation gegeben werden. Demokratie benötigt 'soziales Kapital' (Robert Putnam)." (Autorenreferat)