Timothy Heppell

Cameron (eBook, ePUB)

The politics of modernisation and manipulation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a new and distinctive interpretation of the political strategy of Prime Minister David Cameron via the themes of political modernisation and political manipulation. In terms of modernisation, the book will examine how Cameron attempted to detoxify the negative image of the Conservatives; how he sought to delegitimise Labour as a party of government by deflecting the blame on austerity onto the legacy of Labour in office, and how he used the Big Society narrative as a means of reducing the perceived responsibilities of the state. In terms of manipulation, the book will evaluate Cameronism in relation to the exploitation of their coalition partners the Liberal Democrats, alongside examining the referendums on electoral reform and Scottish independence. The book will examine the end of Cameronism, and why he offered and then lost the referendum on continued European Union membership.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: NYU Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526116314
• Artikelnr.: 58105103

Autorenporträt

Timothy Heppell is Associate Professor of British Politics at the University of Leeds

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction 2 The politics of detoxification: Restyling and
reconstructing Conservatism 3 The politics of delegitimisation: Critiquing
New Labour and post-New Labour 4 The politics of depoliticisation: The Big
Society narrative 5 Controlling the coalition agenda: Marginalising the
Liberal Democrats 6 Political binding: The legislative exploitation of the
Liberal Democrats 7 Managing political dimensions: The rise of multi-party
politics 8 Conclusion Bibliography Index