Think-Tanks, Social Democracy and Social Policy [electronic resource] /
Pautz, H.author.
An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third Way' parties. The part that think-tanks played in the creation of the the 'workfare state' in the 1990s and 2000s is also explored in this book.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; United Kingdom; Germany; Why Study Think-Tanks? An Introduction; 1 Politics, Policy and Expertise; What is a think-tank? Definitions and theoretical approaches; The function of think-tanks; The British think-tank world; The German think-tank world; 2 The Context: Welfare State Transformation; The end of Keynesianism and the rise of neo-liberalism; Social Democracy, social justice and the welfare state; The new Social Democracy of the Third Way; 3 Think-Tanks and Labour: The British Case
Illuminating the Third Way (1992-1994)The making of New Labour (1994-1997); Government by think-tank? (1997-2001); Think-tanks and Labour: a conclusion; 4 Think-Tanks and the SPD: The German Case; The Future Commission: in the slow lane to renewal (1995-1998); Towards a 'New SPD'? (1998-2007); Governing with think-tanks (1998-2005); Think-tanks and SPD: a conclusion; 5 Comparing the British and German Think-Tank Worlds; 6 Think-Tanks Today: Still Playing the Game?; Think-tanks in Britain in the 2000s; Germany's think-tanks in the 2000s
Think-Tanks as Interfaces between Policy, Politics and ExpertiseNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third Way' parties. The part that think-tanks played in the creation of the the 'workfare state' in the 1990s and 2000s is also explored in this book.
Great Britain-Politics and government.
World politics.
Social policy.
Europe-Politics and government.
Comparative politics.
Political science.
British Politics.
Political History.
Social Policy.
European Politics.
Comparative Politics.
Political Science.