The geography of the political party: Lessons from the British Labour Party's experiment with community organising, 2010 to 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.06.001
Abstract: Abstract This paper highlights the geographical contributions made to academic debate about democracy, representation and the role of the political party. It argues that while geographers have made important arguments in relation to the structure… read more here.
Keywords: community organising; geography; party; british labour ... See more keywords
One Nation, disconnected party: The evocation of One Nation aimed to unite the nation, instead it highlighted the Labour party’s divisions
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DOI: 10.1057/s41293-017-0054-8
Abstract: This paper explores Ed Miliband’s evocation of One Nation in his 2012 Labour party conference speech. It first surveys the views of members of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) and key advisors to Miliband on… read more here.
Keywords: one nation; nation; labour party; evocation one ... See more keywords
Ethnic minorities in British politics: candidate selection and clan politics in the Labour Party
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2018.1443804
Abstract: ABSTRACT In increasingly diverse polities, the question of how minorities engage with national and local political processes is important. In the U.K., the Labour Party has traditionally benefited electorally from ethnic minority communities, often through… read more here.
Keywords: ethnic minorities; party; minorities british; candidate selection ... See more keywords