The emerging political economy of austerity in Britain

Borges, Walter; Clarke, Harold D.; Stewart, Marianne C.; Sanders, David; Whiteley, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2013.05.020

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“…In the UK, the current political paradigm for dealing with the consequences of crisis could benefit from a resilience discourse with an agent-centric focus. For example, the Conservatives announced a series of public sector cuts (Smith, 2010: 827), implemented them in coalition with the Liberal Democrats (Borges et al , 2013: 397) and argued that the impact of the cuts would be mitigated by an increase in civic-mindedness and voluntarism through the ‘Big Society’ (MacLeavy, 2011; Cameron, 2007, 2008, 2009). The Coalition Government utilised political and social nostalgia to legitimise these changes in an allusion to the period of enforced austerity of the 1940s, celebrated for the ‘blitz spirit’ that was cultivated at this time (MacLeavy, 2011: 357; see also Kynaston, 2007; Calder, 1992).…”

Section: Problems Of Neglecting the Social Conditions Of ‘Resilience’mentioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience, Hardship and Social Conditions

2015

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Abstract:This paper provides a critical assessment of the highly agent-centric conceptualisation of the term 'resilience'-and its hightly agent-centric conceptualisation -when applied to how individuals and households respond to hardship. We provide an argument for social conditions to be embedded into the framework of resilience analysis. Drawing on two different perspectives in social theory, namely structure-agent nexus and path dependency, we aim to demonstrate that the concept of resilience, if understood in isolation from the social conditions within which it may or may not arise, can result in a number of problems. This includes misidentification of resilience, ideological exploitation of the term and inability to explain intermittence in resilience.

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Section: Problems Of Neglecting the Social Conditions Of ‘Resilience’mentioning

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2015

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“…This would in turn contribute to the Coalition government's decision to impose austerity measures, and their drive to re-balance the economy would have an effect upon the dynamics of electoral competition (Borges et al, 2013, Whiteley et al, 2013). An environment of economic insecurity and elite impropriety was fertile territory for UKIP.…”

Section: Research Question Two: Evidence Of Change In Terms Of Issue mentioning

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Rhetorical style and issue emphasis within the conference speeches of UKIP’s Nigel Farage 2010–2014

Crines

Heppell

2017

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Abstract:This paper makes a distinctive contribution to the academic literature on the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) by focusing in on the political rhetoric of Nigel Farage in relation to his Conference speeches. Our first research question asks how his Conference speeches are constructed and delivered and identifies what rhetorical techniques are deployed to maximise their impact. In methodological terms we address this question through rhetorical political analysis (RPA). Our second research question examines the extent to which his Conference speeches are changing. We ask whether there is evidence that Farage is broadening the range of issue appeals within his rhetoric (as one would expect if UKIP were making the transition from an antiestablishment to a mainstream party). Our method for this involves the use of N-Vivo -a computer coding programme -which quantifies which policies and issues are being used within speeches. Overall we argue that his speeches rely on hyperbole and evoking fear via the use of opposites, and that his rhetorical appeals remain narrowly defined around issues of identity.

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“…Social automatisms and the importance given to individual rather than systemic responsibility, result in austerity measures that will lead to growth in the next stage. This is the utopia of growth; Austerity raises unemployment, reduces incomes and brings terrible social changes (Borges et al, 2013). What solution can there be?…”

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Solidarity economy, social and cooperative enterprises: The view of citizens in Greece

Theodossiou¹,

John²,

Î‘postolos³

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Afr. J. Bus. Manage.

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This paper investigated the factorial composition and the internal coherence of α questionnaire on Solidarity Economy (SE) and Social and Cooperative Enterprises (SCE) based on data gathered from a sample of 214 citizens region of Thessaly. The questionnaire consists of three categories of questions that refer to: a) citizens' statements related to Social and Cooperative Enterprises (scale A); b) barriers to the Development of the Social Entrepreneurship (scale B) and c) charm of a collective enterprise (scale C). Social economy includes all cooperatives, credit unions, non-profit and voluntary organizations, charities, municipal enterprises, and Social and CooperativeEnterprises that use the market mechanism for social benefit. It includes profit-making social organizations that they distribute to members. Social Economy is the only system aimed at the prosperity of society, equality and democracy. Solidarity economy is more a strategy and in this terms, works as an adding value to the social economy. The solidarity economy defines the roles of individuals who participate in organizations with a social purpose. Factor and cluster analysis identified 8 factors for scale A, 6 for scale B and 5 for scale C, which interpret 79.40, 77.78 and 85.20% of the total variance in the respective data sets. The variance analysis (ANOVA) showed that the most important factors of scale A can be considered: (1) Supporting a SCE with cash or voluntary work; 2) Voluntary work offer; 3) SCE are collective property companies and act democratically, and 4) SCE must be adequately funded by the state, because in any of the independent of scale B, the lack of knowledge and of scale C the sensitivity to environmental protection and creating a new culture with social sensitivity.

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The emerging political economy of austerity in Britain

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Resilience, Hardship and Social Conditions

Resilience, Hardship and Social Conditions

Rhetorical style and issue emphasis within the conference speeches of UKIP’s Nigel Farage 2010–2014

Solidarity economy, social and cooperative enterprises: The view of citizens in Greece

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