From crisis to coalition: the Conservative Party, 1997-2010

In 2010 the Conservative Party returned to office after over a decade of largely ineffective opposition to New Labour. This book explains why it took so long to recover, and why the party was unable to win an overall majority despitethe charismatic leadership of David Cameron. It covers all aspects of Conservative Party politics since 1997. PETER DOREY is Reader in British Politics at Cardiff University, UK. He has published extensively on aspects of the Conservative Party and his twelve books include 'The Conservative Party and the Trade Unions' (1995), 'The Major Premiership' (Editor, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999), 'British Conservatism and Trade Unionism, 1945-1'964 (2009) and 'British Conservatism: The Politics and Philosophy of Inequality' (2011). . MARK GARNETT is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University, UK. He is the author of several books on British Politics, including 'Exploring British Politics' (3rd edition forthcoming, 2011), 'Whatever Happened to the Tories?' (with Ian Gilmour, 1997), and 'Splendid! Splendid! The Authorized Biography of Willie Whitelaw' (2002). . ANDREW DENHAM is Reader in Government at the University of Nottingham, UK.He has written and published extensively on Conservative Party politics in the UK. His previous books include 'Think Tanks of the New Right' (1996), 'KeithJoseph' (co-authored with Mark Garnett, 2001) and 'Democratising ConservativeLeadership Selection: From Grey Suits to Grass Roots' (co-authored with Kieron O'Hara, 2008). INDICE: Introduction - The Art of Losing Elections: the Conservative Partyand 'statecraft', 1997-2005 - The Conservative Party and Public Opinion, 1997-2010 - Modernisation and its Critics: Ideological Repositioning under David Cameron, 2005-10 - Building the House: Developing Conservative Policy, 2005-10 - A 21st Century Party? Conservative 'Modernisation' and Organisational Reform, 1997-2010 - The Conservatives in the 2010 General Election, and its Aftermath - The Art of the Political Comeback: New Labour and Cameron's Conservatives - Bibliography -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-54238-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 27/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés