Democratic Decline and Democratic Renewal : Political Change in Britain, Australia and New Zealand
Ian. Marsh
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2012
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (396 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Democratic Decline and Democratic Renewal; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1: The decline and renewal of democratic governance: a theoretical framework; Democratic governance; Identity; Accounts; Political institutions; Capabilities; Dynamics; 'Thick' and 'thin' democratic governance; The institutional framework summarised; Conjectures; Conjecture 1: in its mass party phase, the pattern of democratic governance approximated the 'thick' pole. - 5: Everyman is king: representation and strategic capacity in Australia's mass party period. - Conjecture 2: the subsequent evolution of democratic politics has been in the direction of a 'thin' (minimalist or populist) poleConjecture 3: the cause of the shift from 'thick' to 'thin' forms of governance was a failure to adapt political institutions to changingcitizen identities, which was masked by the ascendancy amongstpolitical elites of the neo-liberal account of governance. - Conjecture 4: the renewal of thick democratic governance requires enhanced strategic and representational capacities, which can nolonger be provided by political parties but can, providing particularthreshold conditions are satisfied, be provided by parliamentarycommitteesThe structure of this study; Part II: Political change in Britain: the developmentof a strategy gap; 2: The mass party system and state strategic capacity in Britain; Party organisations, agenda setting and the development of policy strategy; The Labour Party; The Conservatives. - Influencing public opinion: organisational and interest mobilisation and 'brand' projectionThe Labour Party; The Conservatives; Policy outcomes and the development of capabilities; Conclusion; 3: Neo-liberalism and the decline of state strategic capacity; Neo-liberalism and the decline of party organisations; The Labour Party organisation; The Conservative Party organisation; Leaders and their publics; Neo-liberalism and public policy; Citizen political engagement; Conclusion; 4: Why the gap in strategic capacity poses a systemic challenge; Revisiting strategic capacity. - Organisational developmentPersonal staff support for the Prime Minister; Cabinet Office and departmental capabilities; Strategic capabilities and the chancellor; Assessment; The approach and positioning of the PMSU; Public sector reform; Individual enquiries; Strategy audits; Assessment; Engaging interests and building an appropriate parliamentary and public conversation; Strategic capacity and adversarial politics; Conclusion; Part III: Political change in Australia: the development of arepresentation gap. - Examines why people feel disconnected from contemporary politics and suggests what might be done to address current political discontent.
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| Dewey | 320.9 . - 320.9171241
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| ISBN | 9781107025684. - 9781107675476
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