Contested Britain
Brexit, Austerity and Agency
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Published on 25. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-5292-0502-2 (ISBN)
Description
A distinctive and original analysis of how the politics of the UK and the lives of British citizens have evolved in the first decades of the twenty-first century, this book provides an interdisciplinary critical examination of the roots, ideology and consequences of austerity politics, the Brexit vote and the rise of populist politics in Britain.
Bringing together case studies and perspectives from an array of international researchers across the social sciences, it dissects the ways that the UK has become increasingly contested with profound differences of geography, generation, gender, 'race' and class, and considers agency as a key concept to understand the links between austerity and Brexit.
Bringing together case studies and perspectives from an array of international researchers across the social sciences, it dissects the ways that the UK has become increasingly contested with profound differences of geography, generation, gender, 'race' and class, and considers agency as a key concept to understand the links between austerity and Brexit.
Reviews / Votes
"A timely and important contribution to our understanding of the complex entanglements between Brexit, austerity and politics in contemporary Britain. It contextualises these issues in relation to ongoing contestations around the UK itself, drawing on a wide-range of perspectives." Gerry Mooney, The Open University in ScotlandMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 s/w Tabellen
5 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
409 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-0502-2 (9781529205022)
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Persons
Marius Guderjan is Lecturer and Researcher at the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany.
Hugh Mackay is Honorary Associate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University, UK.
Gesa Stedman is Professor at the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany.
Hugh Mackay is Honorary Associate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University, UK.
Gesa Stedman is Professor at the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany.
Content
Introduction ~ Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay and Gesa Stedman;
Part I: The Politics and Culture of Austerity: Impacts and Resistance;
The Contracting State: Austerity and Public Services ~ Simon Griffiths;
Breaking Britain's Working Class: the Left Out ~ Lisa Mckenzie;
Political Activism and Agency under Austerity and Brexit ~ Tom Montgomery and Maria Grasso;
Culture Matters: Cuts and Resistance ~ Ingrid von Rosenberg;
Agents and Agency in the Face of Austerity and Brexit Uncertainty: the Case of Legal Aid ~ Steven Truxal;
Part II: The Politcs and Discourse of Brexit;
The Economy of Brexit: Performance, Interests and Agency ~ Carlo Morelli;
Brexit Populism: Disenfranchisement and Agency ~ Marius Guderjan and Adrian Wilding;
A Sovereign People? Political Fantasy and Governmental TIme in the Pursuit of Brexit ~ John Clarke;
'Not an International Health Service': Xenophobia, Brexit and the Restoration of National Sovereignty ~ Kirsten Forkert;
'Uni-Culti' Myths and Liberal Dreams: Brexit and Austerity from the Perspective of Migrants ~ Magdalena Nowicka;
Part III: Austerity and Brexit in a Divided Union;
From Brexit to the Break-Up of ... England? Thinking in and Beyond the Nation ~ Allan Cochrane;
Understanding Brexit in Wales: Austerity, Elites and National Identity ~ Hugh Mackay;
Scotland, Brexit and the Broken Promise of Democracy ~ Klaus Stolz;
Brexit, Devolution and Northern Ireland's Political Parties: Differential Solutions, Special Status or Special Arrangements? ~ Derek Birrell and Paul Carmichael;
More Than the Border? Looking at Brexit through Irish Eyes ~ Kevin Bean;
Conclusion ~ Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay and Gesa Stedman;
Part I: The Politics and Culture of Austerity: Impacts and Resistance;
The Contracting State: Austerity and Public Services ~ Simon Griffiths;
Breaking Britain's Working Class: the Left Out ~ Lisa Mckenzie;
Political Activism and Agency under Austerity and Brexit ~ Tom Montgomery and Maria Grasso;
Culture Matters: Cuts and Resistance ~ Ingrid von Rosenberg;
Agents and Agency in the Face of Austerity and Brexit Uncertainty: the Case of Legal Aid ~ Steven Truxal;
Part II: The Politcs and Discourse of Brexit;
The Economy of Brexit: Performance, Interests and Agency ~ Carlo Morelli;
Brexit Populism: Disenfranchisement and Agency ~ Marius Guderjan and Adrian Wilding;
A Sovereign People? Political Fantasy and Governmental TIme in the Pursuit of Brexit ~ John Clarke;
'Not an International Health Service': Xenophobia, Brexit and the Restoration of National Sovereignty ~ Kirsten Forkert;
'Uni-Culti' Myths and Liberal Dreams: Brexit and Austerity from the Perspective of Migrants ~ Magdalena Nowicka;
Part III: Austerity and Brexit in a Divided Union;
From Brexit to the Break-Up of ... England? Thinking in and Beyond the Nation ~ Allan Cochrane;
Understanding Brexit in Wales: Austerity, Elites and National Identity ~ Hugh Mackay;
Scotland, Brexit and the Broken Promise of Democracy ~ Klaus Stolz;
Brexit, Devolution and Northern Ireland's Political Parties: Differential Solutions, Special Status or Special Arrangements? ~ Derek Birrell and Paul Carmichael;
More Than the Border? Looking at Brexit through Irish Eyes ~ Kevin Bean;
Conclusion ~ Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay and Gesa Stedman;