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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"New Labour"”.
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Spaces of New Labour Youth policy
… time and space leads to the introduction of a new theoretical logic which is termed the logic of demarcation. The logic of demarcation is then deployed along with other concepts, rooted in the post-Marxist political theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, such as political, social and …
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The employment relationship of new labour migration
… (CEE) migrants to the United Kingdom, or New Labour Migration (NLM), has been described as: 'one of the most important social and economic phenomena shaping the UK today. This movement of people has dramatically changed the scale, composition and characteristics of immigration to the UK' …
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Creative Industries and the Politics of New Labour
… It argues that this can be seen in the light of New Labour's understanding of the knowledge economy, an understanding that influenced its development of education and social policy, as well as economic policy. It thus provides a unique insight into New Labour politics in general. The thesis …
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Working the 'third way': New Labour, employment relations and Scottish devolution
Labour’s election victory in 1997 was heralded as a new era, the dawn of a Third Way, a novel attempt to chart a unique political course overcoming the perceived limitations of both New Right and Old Labour. In this thesis, I explore that era of New Labour generally and, in particular, the impact …
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Probation, Politics, Policy and Practice: From New Labour to the Coalition government
… and legislative developments during both the New Labour and Coalition Governments that have ultimately led to the demise of the Probation Service as a unified public sector organisation. Two main themes are evident in my writing. The first is a critique of how an ideological commitment to …
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The origins and development of community radio in Britain under New Labour (1997-2007)
… of Community Radio in the United Kingdom under New Labour, focusing on the decade that saw Tony Blair serving as Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007. The research contributes to an enhanced understanding of Community Radio in Britain during this period, in two ways. First, it provides a factual …
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Industrial relations law in Tanzania : past experience and prospects under the new labour legislation
… Also it will discuss in a nutshell whether the new legislation has met the International Law Organisation (ILO) standards. It further discusses the challenges facing Tanzania and its working class in the globalised labour market.
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From the Poor law to New Labour: a comparative analysis of interventions to support families
The thesis explores the changing role that family support and social casework have played since the time of the Poor Law, and places these changes within the wider child care policy context. It highlights the importance of the Children Act 1989 to the recent development of support services for …
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A Critical Evaluation of Community Rail Policy and Practice During the New Labour Years 2003 - 2010
… Of Community Rail Policy And Practice During The New Labour Years 2003 - 2010 This thesis examines how the changing governance environments introduced under New Labour compromised or assisted the delivery of the 2004 Community Rail Development Strategy. It considers the origins of Community Rail …
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Cultural regeneration in English seaside towns under New Labour: a political economy perspective on the restructuring of tourist destinations
… cultural regeneration was applied by successive New Labour Governments in English Seaside Towns, as a response to the decline of English seaside tourism. This research was carried out from the perspective of political economy, using a modified régulation theory approach in which Bourdieu’s …
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A critical analysis of the new labour act number 11 of 2007 in light of the law on labour brokerage
Labour brokerage is a term used to describe the relationship that exists between labourers, known as contractors or hired employees and the labour brokerage organizations that employ the labourers. The company to which they provide labour is not their employer. The term therefore refers to the …
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On the concept of humanitarian intervention, with particular reference to New Labour theorising about an ethical dimension to foreign policy
… the discussions from the preceding chapters to New Labour’s attempts to situate humanitarian intervention within its broader ideal of an ethical dimension to foreign policy. This results in a further confusion of the moral and the political.The dissertation concludes by claiming that any …
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Protection versus flexibility: a critical analysis of the new labour brokering provisions introduced by the 2014 amendments to the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995
The paper will focus primarily on Labour Law with a particular emphasis being placed on the amendments to the LRA that deal with labour-broker employees. In order to fulfil this endeavour, the perceived purpose of labour law will be looked at to inform a discussion of what the amendments should be …
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Reconciling social justice with economic competitveness: the coherence of New Labour's discourse on education
According to key figures within New Labour, the advent of the knowledge-based economy has ended the “sterile” battle between social justice and economic competitiveness; this now means that it is only through the provision of opportunities for all, achieved through high quality education, that the …
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A Welfare Consensus? Social Policy from Thatcher to Blair
… structure and procedural legacy inherited by New Labour after eighteen years of Conservative control, and carries this analysis forward to determine the influence that this has on New Labour’s policy orientation. Second, with a view to the significance of institutionalist theories, which …
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The arts, culture and exclusion : with reference to New Labour cultural policy 1997-2002 this is a critical examination of the social function and evaluation of the arts in Britain and the extent to which they legitimate social difference or integrate the socially excluded
… reference to the cultural policy set out by New Labour, this research explores the individual and social function of the arts and the extent to which they are agents of inclusion. 'Me arts, an important aspect even driver of culture can be perceived as exclusive with taste reflecting …
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Crime politics and late modernity : an exploration of community, identity and morality
… community have been inextricably linked since New Labour came to power in 1997. The relationship between high crime and community decline is not new and there is a wide range, of criminological theory that explores the link between disadvantage, urban decay and crime rates. Yet under New …
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How the New Labour Government Third Way policies (1998-2010) and the delivery of the New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme impacted on participation in health care in an area-based initiative. A longitudinal study using action-learning research methodology in a New Deal for Communities Area Based Initiative
The research examines New Labour’s Third Way policies and the impact New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme had on participation in health care. This longitudinal study (1998-2007) explores participatory joint working, welfare state, social capacity, health inequalities, citizen …
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To what extent is the New Deal for Communities an appropriate basis on which to tackle social exclusion?
… an examination of the theory and practice of the New Labour government's New Deal for Communities regeneration programme. It provides an account of how New Labour conceptualises socially excluded neighbourhoods and argues that it conceives of three crucial components integral to its prescription …
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Social exclusion and young people: a critical realist strong late modern analytic
When New Labour came to power in 1997, one of the best known social policy changes they made was the prioritisation of social exclusion as at the vanguard of government policy, through the establishment of the Social Exclusion Unit. Social exclusion’s ‘value added’ potentiality is as a broader …
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