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Politics for a New Generation - The Progressive Moment

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Zusatztext 'This is a very timely book! setting out a thoroughly researched agenda for a renewed struggle against social injustice at home and abroad.' - Stuart White! Tutorial Fellow in Politics! Jesus College! Oxford University! UK Informationen zum Autor ED BALLS MP Economic Secretary to the TreasuryHILARY BENN MP Secretary of State for International Development RICHARD BROOKS Associate Director, ippr and Head of Public Services Team, UKDAWN BUTLER MP Chair of All Party Group on young peopleGRAEME COOKE Research Assistant, ippr, Social Policy Team, UK NATASHA ENGEL MP Labour Member of Parliament for North East DerbyshireGOSTA ESPING-ANDERSEN Professor of Sociology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, SpainSTAN GREENBERG Democratic pollster and political strategist RT HON BEVERLY HUGHES MP Minster of State, Department for Education and SkillsMICHAEL JOHNSON Research Fellow, ippr North, UKSADIQ KHAN MP Member of Parliament for TootingMIRANDA LEWIS Senior Research Fellow and Head of People and Policy Team, ippr, UKDAVID MILIBAND MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsED MILIBAND MP Junior Minister in the Cabinet OfficeRICHARD MUIR Research Fellow, ippr, Democracy Team, UKJAMIE REED MP Labour Member of Parliament for the UK constituency of CopelandMARTIN RHODES Professor of Comparative Political Economy, Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), University of Denver, Colorado, USABEN ROGERS Associate Director, ippr, UKALISON SEABECK MP Labour MP for Plymouth DevonportSONIA SODHA Research Fellow, ippr, Directors' Research Team, UKDANNY SRISKANDARANJAH Associate Director, ippr, Head of Migration, Equalities and Citizenship, UKEMILY THORNBERRY MP MP for Islington South & Finsbury, UKKITTY USSHER MP Labour Member of Parliament for BurnleyROBERT VANCE Research Assistant, ippr, Directors' Research Team, UKLENI WILD Research Fellow, ippr, International Team, UK Klappentext To mark ten years since Labour's election, the next generation of political thinkers, including MPs and policy specialists have come together to outline what the next phase of the progressive agenda should be and how it can be achieved. This collection of essays considers the future direction of progressive governance, politics and policy. Zusammenfassung To mark ten years since Labour's election! the next generation of political thinkers! including MPs and policy specialists have come together to outline what the next phase of the progressive agenda should be and how it can be achieved. This collection of essays considers the future direction of progressive governance! politics and policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis SECTION 1: PREFACE TO POLITICS FOR A NEW GENERATION Introduction; N.Pearce & J.Margo SECTION 2: THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRESSIVE PROJECT The Domestic Agenda Renewed; E.Miliband Winning Hearts and Minds: Prospects for Progressivism; S.Greenberg & M.Lewis State of the Nation: Audit of Britain; J.Margo, S.Sodha & R.Vance SECTION 3: EQUALITY Beyond Stability: Labour's Economic Story; E.Balls, K.Ussher, R.Brooks & R.Vance Mind the Wealth Gap? The Politics of Resource Inequality; J.Reed & S.Sodha Rethinking the Welfare State; G.Esping-Andersen Strong Reciprocity: Making Public Services Work for Social Justice; R.Brooks Moving on up: Progressing in the Labour Market; N.Engel, S.Sodha & M.Johnson SECTION 4: COMMUNITY Living Together: Diversity, Identity, and Citizenship; A.Seabeck, B.Rogers & D.Sriskandaranjah Children, Parenting and Families: Renewing the Progressive Story; B.Hughes & G.Cooke Crime and Punishment: A New Home Office Agenda; N.Pearce SECTION 5: POWER Power Politics: Who Runs Britain?; R.Muir & E.Thornberry Fair Rules: Procedural Fairness and Public Services; N.Pearce Freedom's Orphans: Raising Youth in a Changing World; D.Butler & J.Margo SECTION 6: THE WORLD A Greener Shade of Red; D.Miliband A New Agenda for International Development; H.Benn...

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SECTION 1: PREFACE TO POLITICS FOR A NEW GENERATION Introduction; N.Pearce & J.Margo SECTION 2: THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRESSIVE PROJECT The Domestic Agenda Renewed; E.Miliband Winning Hearts and Minds: Prospects for Progressivism; S.Greenberg & M.Lewis State of the Nation: Audit of Britain; J.Margo, S.Sodha & R.Vance SECTION 3: EQUALITY Beyond Stability: Labour's Economic Story; E.Balls, K.Ussher, R.Brooks & R.Vance Mind the Wealth Gap? The Politics of Resource Inequality; J.Reed & S.Sodha Rethinking the Welfare State; G.Esping-Andersen Strong Reciprocity: Making Public Services Work for Social Justice; R.Brooks Moving on up: Progressing in the Labour Market; N.Engel, S.Sodha & M.Johnson SECTION 4: COMMUNITY Living Together: Diversity, Identity, and Citizenship; A.Seabeck, B.Rogers & D.Sriskandaranjah Children, Parenting and Families: Renewing the Progressive Story; B.Hughes & G.Cooke Crime and Punishment: A New Home Office Agenda; N.Pearce SECTION 5: POWER Power Politics: Who Runs Britain?; R.Muir & E.Thornberry Fair Rules: Procedural Fairness and Public Services; N.Pearce Freedom's Orphans: Raising Youth in a Changing World; D.Butler & J.Margo SECTION 6: THE WORLD A Greener Shade of Red; D.Miliband A New Agenda for International Development; H.Benn Securing the Future; S.Khan & L.Wild The European Project Renewed; M.Rhodes

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'This is a very timely book, setting out a thoroughly researched agenda for a renewed struggle against social injustice at home and abroad.' - Stuart White, Tutorial Fellow in Politics, Jesus College, Oxford University, UK

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Authors Nick Margo Pearce
Assisted by Margo (Editor), Margo (Editor), J. Margo (Editor), Julia Margo (Editor), Pearce (Editor), N Pearce (Editor), N. Pearce (Editor), Nick Pearce (Editor)
Publisher Palgrave UK
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 29.04.2007
 
EAN 9780230524941
ISBN 978-0-230-52494-1
No. of pages 444
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History
Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system

B, History: specific events & topics, European Politics, Political Science, Political science & theory, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political History, Political Science and International Studies, World Politics, Great Britain—Politics and government, British Politics

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