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The (Unintended) Consequences of New Labour: Party Leadership vs Party Management in the British Labour Party
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Abstract This article draws from the fields of political science and of organisational studies to explore the short-term and longterm impact of New Labour’s party management on the quality of party processes as well as on party reputation. It is based on the long-term ethnographic participant observation of ... view more
This article draws from the fields of political science and of organisational studies to explore the short-term and longterm impact of New Labour’s party management on the quality of party processes as well as on party reputation. It is based on the long-term ethnographic participant observation of the Labour Party at local and regional levels, as well as national events such as annual conferences. The article starts by identifying the distinctive features of New Labour’s party management. It then examines the “unintended consequences” of this brand of party management, showing this model to be mainly self-defeating. The final section provides a general assessment of the impact of New Labour’s party management from the perspective of organisational learning and innovation. Overall the article stresses the long-term poisonous effects of this brand of leadership and management on political organisations and on politics in general. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
party; social democratic party; party system; membership; organizational analysis; organizations; organizational structure; organizational development; political leadership; political elite; political power; Great Britain
Classification
Organizational Sociology
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
New Labour; Labour Party
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 5-14
Journal
Politics and Governance, 4 (2016) 2
Issue topic
New Approaches to Political Leadership
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution