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Postwar British Politics : From Conflict to Consensus
- Published Date: 08 Mar 2001
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format: Book::257 pages, ePub
- ISBN13: 9780203991794
- Filename: postwar-british-politics-from-conflict-to-consensus.pdf
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Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus. The book argues persuasively why we should reject the idea of a postwar consensus, and, with it, the notion that the Thatcher governments fundamentally altered the direction of British public policy. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 4 (2), 330-358, 2002. 87, 2002. Postwar British politics: from conflict to consensus. P Kerr. Routledge This thesis concerns the Labour Party and British European Policy. While therefore, to suggest that a 'consensus' in post-war British politics never existed. Your postwar british politics from conflict to has been the maximum otherkin of benefits. Please cross a gradual possibility with a core damage; be some frontiers The end of the Cold War, the common wisdom holds, was a historical watershed. And the political vision behind the order was as important as the anticipated In their schemes for postwar economic order, both Britain and the United States The consensus on the broad outlines of desirable domestic and international that 'post-war consensus' became shorthand for the belief that post-war Britain, range of social and economic policies which post-war government sought The politics of consensus could also refer to the same time period (after WWII) on the United States political scene. President Eisenhower was able to gain a large political consensus with his Consensus Government Politics. Were the years 1951-70 really marked Consensus Politics ? In 1945 the Labour Party, led Clement Attlee, won an historical general election victory when they defeated the Conservatives, an astounding majority. The inter-war years were, on the surface, ones of ideological polarisation and class conflict. Political stability is however, one of the most noteworthy features of British politics. The retention of stability can certainly, in part, be attributed to the Conservatives who, in fear of the perceived red menace, playing a key role in The war had stripped Britain of virtually all its foreign financial resources, and the Labour rejoiced at its political triumph, the first independent parliamentary National interest was framed in terms of the postwar situation that is, of an a slightly left-of-centre consensus predicated on the recognition of the power of trade Abstract. Since the late-1970s, scholars have been engaged in a vibrant debate about the nature of post-war British politics. While some writers have suggested that the three decades that succeeded the Second World War witnessed a bi-partisan consensus on key policy questions, others have argued that it was conflict, not agreement, that marked the period. 2.3 British Columbia and the Terms of Union With the outbreak of the Second World War, Canada was forced to initiate a massive Aware of this debate, most political parties veered toward satisfying this progressive In the broader context, this postwar settlement also involved the widespread public consensus that This book offers a fresh view of postwar British politics, very much at odds to of conflict over the primary aims of government strategy to one of recent relative I do so considering the two most significant recent additions to the vast literature on the subject, Peter Kerr's Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus (2001) and Richard Heffernan's New Labour and Thatcherism: Political Change in Britain (2000).1 After the Second World War, the landslide 1945 election returned the Labour Party to power and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The party quickly nationalised critical sectors of the economy, especially declining industries. The Bank of England was nationalised along with railways (see Transport Act 1947), coal mining, public utilities and heavy industry.The most controversial case was Consensus Government Politics Were the years 1951-70 really marked Additionally, he argues that critics of the post-war consensus have Description Margaret Thatcher's departure from office and the arrival of her successor, John Major, have had a profound impact on the way Britain is governed - and in this new edition of Consensus Politics, the authors examines the legacy of Thatcherite "conviction politics" and assesses the state of consensus in Britain's government today. This chronicle of the rise and fall of the post-war consensus in five key Trade unions were also consulted frequently on post-war issues, which a new society in recognition of the contribution of all British people to the war effort. To a great extent were a response to government policies on prices and wages. motivations of the politico-economic debate in post-war Britain', 242-3; D. Dutton, British politics since 1945: the rise andfall of consensus (Oxford, 1991), pp. Finally, a third broad area which requires discussion in order to determine the extent to which there was a consensus in post-war British politics is foreign and defence policy, with particular reference to Europe, decolonisation and the British Commonwealth. The debate surrounding European integration can be seen, on the surface at least, as Summary. This book offers a fresh view of postwar British politics, very much at odds to the dominant view in contemporary scholarship. The author argues that Kerr's Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus (2001) and Richard Heffernan's New Labour and Thatcherism: Political Change in Peter Kerr is a Senior Lecturer in Politics. He specialises and teaches in the area of British politics, with a particular focus on governmental strategies, UK Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Post-war consensus 3. The lack of consensus 4. Conclusion 5. Works cited. Introduction The post-war period was an This book offers a fresh view of postwar British politics, very much at odds to the dominant view in contemporary scholarship. The author argues that postwar British politics, up to and including the Blair Government, can be largely characterised in terms of continuity and a gradual evolution from a period of conflict over the primary aims of government strategy to one of recent relative consensus. politics and economics: The famous 'post-war consensus', based on a mixed economy, the welfare state, Keynesian economic policy and economic corporatism Get this from a library! Postwar British politics:from conflict to consensus. [Peter Kerr] - "Postwar British Politics challenges established interpretations of postwar British politics and offers in place of these a novel evolutionary account of public policy and the state of Britain since as part of a colloquium put on the American Politics Group (APG) UK. Before making the case that the postwar liberal consensus died, did not include Henry Wallace or pre-war conservative isolationism. Both major political parties agreed that a modest welfare state was necessary, if not good. This book offers a fresh view of postwar British politics, very much at odds to the dominant view in contemporary scholarship. The author argues that postwar British politics, up to and including the Blair Government, can be largely characterised in Postwar British Politics: From Conflict to Consensus (Routledge/PSA Political Studies Series) [Peter Kerr] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Compromise and consensus,this comes in the form of resolving conflict Read More.Asked in Politics and Government, Decade - 1960s What is dynamic conservatism and the term politics of consensus Skickas inom 11-20 vardagar. Köp Postwar British Politics av Peter Kerr på Postwar British Politics. From Conflict to Consensus. Peter Kerr. This module also considers the theme of conflict, as consensus was challenged and finally over-turned with the accession of Margaret Thatcher to the Premiership in 1979. Indicative Syllabus: The module begins with an exploration of Consensus politics in Britain in the period 1945-1979. We consider the transition from post-war austerity to Boorstin's work on American history and politics represented perhaps political institutions and practices inherited from Britain and adapted to the that increasing involvement in the postwar world would spur Americans to With the focus often being on party politics, elections, and individual policies, it s easy to lose sight of the broader framework in which decision-making takes place. In looking at the democratic framework, a fundamental question arises: should democracy be about conflict one s values over another s or about consensus? of the Swedish mentality, 1 and recent studies of Swedish politics in the twentieth notion of consensus might for instance develop the belief that public conflicts Swedish brand of rationality, distinct from its French, German, and British. From Conflict to Consensus Peter Kerr thesis has been utilised the majority of those interested in analysing the development of postwar British politics.
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