The Evolution of Conservative Party Social Policy

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-49587-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

This book addresses how the Conservative Party has re-focused its interest in social policy. Analysing to what extent the Conservatives have changed within this particular policy sphere, the book explores various theoretical, social, political, and electoral dimensions of the subject matter.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables and figures Introduction and Background 1. Ideological Influences on Conservative Party Social Policy 2. The 'New Right' and its Impact on Conservative Social Policy 3. Conservatism and Social Justice in Theory 4. Social Policy Case Study 1: Modern Conservatism, Practical Social Justice and Welfare Reform 5. Social Policy Case Study 2: 'The Big Society' Policy Framework 6. Social Policy Case Study 3: The 'Free Schools' Policy Agenda 7. Social Policy Case Study 4: Reform of the NHS Conclusion: The Nature and Evolution of Contemporary Conservative Social Policy Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Ben Williams is a Politics Tutor at the University of Salford. He completed his PhD at the University of Liverpool in 2013 and has contributed to a range of books, magazines, blogs and journals covering British politics. He contributed a chapter to 'Retrieving the Big Society' (2012), and his expertise covers British political parties, political theory and ideology.