Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008‐14. Issue 3 (14th June 2016)
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- Title:
- Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008‐14. Issue 3 (14th June 2016)
- Main Title:
- Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008‐14
- Authors:
- English, Patrick
Grasso, Maria T.
Buraczynska, Barbara
Karampampas, Sotirios
Temple, Luke - Other Names:
- Cinalli Manlio guestEditor.
Giugni Marco guestEditor. - Abstract:
- Abstract : Since the 1980s, Britain's two largest political parties have been converging ever closer on the political spectrum, in line with a Downsian model of two party majoritarian systems. While both Labour and the Conservatives have been moving toward consensus, we investigate the extent to which the recent financial crisis, understood as a critical juncture, interrupted this movement. Using a "fuzzy set" ideal type analysis with claims‐making data, we assess whether or not we can detect any signs of this consensus breaking down as a result of the crisis and the events which followed. Our results show that despite this most critical event, consensus was maintained as we found both parties adopting very similar framing and narrating strategies on the economic crisis in their public discourse. The study concludes that the shared discursive framing and narrating between both parties on the crisis demonstrates a continued Thatcherite, neoliberal consensus in British politics. Related Articles in this Special Issue: Temple, Luke, Maria T. Grasso, Barbara Buraczynska, Sotirios Karampampas, andPatrick English . 2016. " Neoliberal Narrative in Times of Economic Crisis: A Political Claims Analysis of the U.K. Press, 2007‐14 ."Politics & Policy 44 (3 ): 553–576.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12161/abstract Giugni, Marco, andMaria T. Grasso . 2016. "How Civil Society Actors Responded to the Economic Crisis: The Interaction of Material Deprivation and PerceptionsAbstract : Since the 1980s, Britain's two largest political parties have been converging ever closer on the political spectrum, in line with a Downsian model of two party majoritarian systems. While both Labour and the Conservatives have been moving toward consensus, we investigate the extent to which the recent financial crisis, understood as a critical juncture, interrupted this movement. Using a "fuzzy set" ideal type analysis with claims‐making data, we assess whether or not we can detect any signs of this consensus breaking down as a result of the crisis and the events which followed. Our results show that despite this most critical event, consensus was maintained as we found both parties adopting very similar framing and narrating strategies on the economic crisis in their public discourse. The study concludes that the shared discursive framing and narrating between both parties on the crisis demonstrates a continued Thatcherite, neoliberal consensus in British politics. Related Articles in this Special Issue: Temple, Luke, Maria T. Grasso, Barbara Buraczynska, Sotirios Karampampas, andPatrick English . 2016. " Neoliberal Narrative in Times of Economic Crisis: A Political Claims Analysis of the U.K. Press, 2007‐14 ."Politics & Policy 44 (3 ): 553–576.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12161/abstract Giugni, Marco, andMaria T. Grasso . 2016. "How Civil Society Actors Responded to the Economic Crisis: The Interaction of Material Deprivation and Perceptions of Political Opportunity Structures ."Politics & Policy 44 (3 ): 447–472.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12157/abstract Lahusen, Christian, Maria Kousis, Johannes Kiess, andMaria Paschou . 2016. "Political Claims and Discourse Formations: A Comparative Account on Germany and Greece in the Eurozone Crisis ."Politics & Policy 44 (3 ): 525–552.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12162/abstract Related Media: ITV News. 2011. "Conservative Party Conference: Cameron's Debt Promise." YouTube.https://youtu.be/vJ9RfDr6DVg Financial Times. 2014. "Miliband Toughens Stance on Deficit." YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVY0t_FSN4s … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Politics & policy. Volume 44:Issue 3(2016:Jun.)
- Journal:
- Politics & policy
- Issue:
- Volume 44:Issue 3(2016:Jun.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 44, Issue 3 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 44
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0044-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 577
- Page End:
- 603
- Publication Date:
- 2016-06-14
- Subjects:
- Great Britain -- United Kingdom -- Labour Party -- Conservative Party -- Convergence -- New Labour -- Party Politics -- Economic Crisis -- Great Recession -- Fuzzy Set Analysis -- Ideal Type Analysis -- Political Change -- Neoliberalism -- Neo‐Liberalism -- Comparative Political Analysis -- Framing
Political science -- Periodicals
World politics -- 21st century -- Periodicals
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- 10.1111/polp.12160 ↗
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- ISSNs:
- 1555-5623
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