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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary book provides a timely analysis of the practical effects and potential limitations of New Labour rhetoric in the area of social justice and will be essentuial reading for anyone with hopes for the development of a more generous and inclusive vision of social justice for the future.
Trade ReviewThis edited collection presents a comprehensive overview of how social justice was expressed by New Labour across the period 1997-2010."
"An accessible collection, each chapter introduces the reader to the topic under discussion with a descriptive overview before going into more specific detail and arguments.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher
1 New Labour, Social Justice and Electoral Strategy. Tim Heppell
2 ‘Radicalisation’ and ‘democracy’ - a linguistic analysis of rhetorical change. Lesley Jeffries
3 Multiculturalism and the emergence of ‘community cohesion’. Paul Thomas
4 Class and Individualisation within post compulsory Education and training. James Avis
5 Social justice and time: the impact of public sector reform on the work of midwives in the National Health Service (NHS). Valerie Bryson and Ruth Deery
6 Promoting social justice, perpetuating social injustice? New Labour and disabled people. Anne Chappell and Chris Gifford
7 An alternative model for social justice and empowerment from the perspective of families with disabled children. Pamela Fisher
8 New Labour and Northern Ireland: delivering peace, prosperity and social justice? Catherine McGlynn and James W. McAuley
9 Colonising law for the poor: access to justice in the new regulatory state. Peter Sanderson and Hilary Sommerlad
Findings and conclusions. Valerie Bryson and Pamela Fisher
