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Democratic Drift - Majoritarian Modification and Democratic Anomie in the United Kingdom (Hardcover, New)
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Democratic Drift - Majoritarian Modification and Democratic Anomie in the United Kingdom (Hardcover, New)
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Although there is no doubt that the constitution has been
significantly reformed since the election of New Labour in 1997 the
degree to which these reforms have altered the nature of democracy
in the United Kingdom remains highly contested. A major problem
within this debate is that it has become polarized around a binary
distinction between power-sharing and power-hoarding models of
democracy when the contemporary situation is actually far more
complex. This book draws upon theories and methods from comparative
political analysis in order to argue and then demonstrate three
central and inter-related arguments.
Firstly, that the distinctive element of New Labour's approach to
constitutional engineering is not that it has shifted the nature of
democracy in the United Kingdom from one model to another but has
instead sought to apply different models at the periphery and core:
bi-constitutionality.
Secondly, that contemporary evidence of both increasing levels of
public disengagement from conventional politics and falling levels
of public trust in politicians, political institutions and
political processes originate from the 'expectations gap'. This
'gap' is created by the process of political competition
artificially increases public expectations; only for these
expectations to be dashed as the elected party either seeks to
renege upon certain pre-election commitments or fails to achieve
them.
Finally, democracy in the United Kingdom is currently drifting. The
old rules do not appear to suit the new game, and yet the
government continues to insist that the old rules still apply. The
critical challenge for any future government, of any political
complexion, will be to articulate a new form of constitutional
morality with the capacity to clarify exactly what its reforms in
the sphere of constitutional reform and democratic renewal are
seeking to achieve.
The analysis offered in this book focuses on the evolution of
democracy in the United Kingdom since the election of New Labour in
1997. However in order to achieve both depth and breadth this
analysis is then located within the contours of much broader
longitudinal and comparative analyses. This involves examining the
trajectory of democracy in the United Kingdom from 1945 onwards,
and then comparing this long-term view within a much broader
comparative perspective to examine the degree to which recent
developments in the United Kingdom fit within global democratic
trends.
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