New Labour is the most innovative and powerful political movement
in Britain today. However, New Labour: A critique argues that its
apparent pragmatism disguises an ideological commitment to
particular forms of social science, deploying new institutionalism
and communitarianism to respond to the New Right. Mark Bevir traces
the impact of these forms of social science on the ideas and
policies of New Labour, paying particular attention to the welfare
state and the economy. New Labour, the new institutionalism and
communitarianism typically objectify aspects of the social world to
sustain claims to expert knowledge. Mark Bevir defends and enacts
an alternative, interpretive approach to social science. This
interpretive approach inspires a critique of New Labour as a
contingent reworking of a particular socialist tradition rather
than the necessary or pragmatic response that it portrays itself
as. Key content includes: . Social science - a historical and
philosophical critique . Institutionalism and communitarianism -
impact on centre left think-tanks . traditions of British
socialism, which could open the way to radical alternatives to New
Labour based on participation, pluralism and dialogue.
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