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Soft Power and Freedom Under the Coalition
Emma Bell
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Description for Soft Power and Freedom Under the Coalition
Hardback. This study of five key policy areas, from welfare reform to foreign policy, demonstrates that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition failed to fulfil its promise to reverse the rising power of the State. It exercised more subtle forms of 'soft power', often in partnership with the private sector, and to the detriment of ordinary citizens. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JPHC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 347.
This study of five key policy areas, from welfare reform to foreign policy, demonstrates that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition failed to fulfil its promise to reverse the rising power of the State. It exercised more subtle forms of 'soft power', often in partnership with the private sector, and to the detriment of ordinary citizens.
This study of five key policy areas, from welfare reform to foreign policy, demonstrates that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition failed to fulfil its promise to reverse the rising power of the State. It exercised more subtle forms of 'soft power', often in partnership with the private sector, and to the detriment of ordinary citizens.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137505774
SKU
V9781137505774
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99-15
About Emma Bell
Emma Bell is senior lecturer in British Studies at the Université de Savoie where she teaches courses on British history and politics, focusing particularly on neoliberal consensus politics. Her research on different aspects of state authoritarianism attempts to understand policy in its wider social and political context. She has published widely in France and the UK. Her last book Criminal ... Read more
Reviews for Soft Power and Freedom Under the Coalition
"A fascinating exploration case by case, act by act, and in both foreign and domestic policy of how a shrunken, negative, corporate-friendly definition of freedom came to dominate Coalition thinking and dash the hopes of those who hoped that May 2010 might turn out to be a genuinely 'liberal moment' for the UK." Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary ... Read more