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Building New Labour: The Politics of Party Organisation
Meg Russell
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Description for Building New Labour: The Politics of Party Organisation
Hardcover. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPLM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
'New' Labour was defined in part by wide-ranging reforms to the party's internal democracy. These included changes to how candidates and leaders are selected, changes to policy making processes, and a programme of 'quotas' that transformed women's representation in the party. In the first book to analyse all these reforms in depth Meg Russell asks what motivated them, to what extent they were driven by leaders or members, and what they can teach us both about party organisational change and the nature of power relations in the Labour Party today.
'New' Labour was defined in part by wide-ranging reforms to the party's internal democracy. These included changes to how candidates and leaders are selected, changes to policy making processes, and a programme of 'quotas' that transformed women's representation in the party. In the first book to analyse all these reforms in depth Meg Russell asks what motivated them, to what extent they were driven by leaders or members, and what they can teach us both about party organisational change and the nature of power relations in the Labour Party today.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403939937
SKU
V9781403939937
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99-15
About Meg Russell
MEG RUSSELL is a Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit, University College London, where her specialisms are parliaments and political parties. In addition to her academic work she has had direct involvement with many aspects of the Labour Party's organisation. From 1996 to 1998 she was the party's National Women's Officer, and from 1998-2001 was an elected member ... Read more
Reviews for Building New Labour: The Politics of Party Organisation
'This is a well judged account of the many recent changes to Labour's democracy. All members who want to know what has really happened to their party should read it.' - Rt Hon. Robin Cook MP, former Cabinet and NEC member 'Exhibiting a profound and subtle grasp of the party, fluently written and grounded in solid research, ... Read more