Towards a Very British Version of the Culture Wars - Populism, Social Fractures and Political Communication

This book examines the emergence and the political use of what has come to be known as "culture wars" in the United Kingdom.

List of contents

1. Towards a very British version of the “culture wars”: An introduction 2. Partisan conflict over Clause 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act: Culture Wars avant la lettre 3. Nigel Farage’s national populist campaign in favour of Brexit: Early signs of a culture war in the United Kingdom 4. Comparative evidence from the Yellow Vests movement in France: Communities of grievance 5. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s use of metaphors and the emergence of the UK “culture wars”: The great divider? 6. The Conservative Right’s ‘War against Woke’: Fighting the latest ‘enemies within’ 7. Policing the culture wars in contemporary Britain: ‘More PCs, less PC’ 8. Climate Change and Cultural Collision in UK politics: Petrolheads vs. Ecowarriors 9. Critical Race Theory and the politics of race in Britain: The Long Culture War 10. Academic freedom and transphobia in UK higher education: Two sides of the same coin? 11. Conservative unionism v. Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Killing two birds with one stone? 12. Conclusion

About the author

Alma-Pierre Bonnet is Senior Lecturer in British Studies at Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, France.
Raphaële Kilty is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History and Politics at Clermont Auvergne University, France.

Summary

This book examines the emergence and the political use of what has come to be known as “culture wars” in the United Kingdom.

Product details

• Authors: Alma-Pierre (Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University Bonnet
• Assisted by: Alma-Pierre Bonnet (Editor), Raphaële Kilty (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032627205
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3262720-5
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Studies in British Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Political Ideologies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Political ideologies and movements, Political parties and party platforms