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Conservative Party Ideology in the Age of Brexit (2023)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2023). Conservative Party Ideology in the Age of Brexit. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), Conservative Governments in the Age of Brexit (11-24). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21464-6_2

This essay asserts that the Age of Brexit was one of sharp ideological conflict in the Conservative Party and yet, despite such tumult, the Conservative Party demonstrated its ideological breadth by surviving schism and thriving, by winning a third s... Read More about Conservative Party Ideology in the Age of Brexit.

The political economy of the third way: the relationship between globalisation and national economic policy (2019)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2019). The political economy of the third way: the relationship between globalisation and national economic policy. In J. Michie (Ed.), The Handbook of Globalisation (347-357). (3rd ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118606.00031

The past 30 years are often depicted as an era of globalisation, and even more so with the recent rise of global giants such as Google and Amazon. This updated and revised edition of The Handbook of Globalisation offers novel insights into the rapid... Read More about The political economy of the third way: the relationship between globalisation and national economic policy.

Measuring Wellbeing in an Age of Austerity (2017)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2017). Measuring Wellbeing in an Age of Austerity. In C. Coron, & L. Dalingwater (Eds.), Wellbeing: Challenging the Anglo-Saxon Hegemony (81-93). Paris: Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle

The authors of this volume set out to find whether there are any specific cultural features of the Anglo-American notion of wellbeing or whether there is a specific model. Among the wealth of literature on wellbeing over the last few years, a number... Read More about Measuring Wellbeing in an Age of Austerity.

Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: The Role of The Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse (2017)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2017). Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: The Role of The Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse. In C. Berry, & A. Giovannini (Eds.), Developing England's North: The Political Economy of The Northern Powerhouse (59-83). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62560-7_3

This chapter argues that the political economy of England’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ cannot be understood in isolation from that of its ‘Southern Powerhouse’ neighbour. The UK’s relative decline, especially manufacturing in the North, is frequently allo... Read More about Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: The Role of The Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse.

Expansionary Fiscal Consolidation and the "Smarter State': An Evaluation of the Politics of Austerity in the United Kingdom, May 2010 to February 2016 (2017)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2017). Expansionary Fiscal Consolidation and the "Smarter State': An Evaluation of the Politics of Austerity in the United Kingdom, May 2010 to February 2016. In S. McBride, & B. M. Evans (Eds.), The Austerity State (123-143). Toronto: University of Toronto Press

The fall-out from the economic and financial crisis of 2008 had profound implications for countries across the world, leading different states to determine the best approach to mitigating its effects. In The Austerity State, a group of established an... Read More about Expansionary Fiscal Consolidation and the "Smarter State': An Evaluation of the Politics of Austerity in the United Kingdom, May 2010 to February 2016.

The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom (2017)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2017). The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom. In R. Eccleston, & R. Krever (Eds.), The Future of Federalism : Intergovernmental Financial Relations in an Age of Austerity (124-144). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784717780.00013

This chapter provides an analysis of the changing nature of intergovernmental relations in the UK in light of its unique historical and constitutional context as a ‘state-nation’, of which England is overwhelmingly the largest component. England may... Read More about The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom.

Indebted and Unbalanced: The Political Economy of the Coalition (2015)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2015). Indebted and Unbalanced: The Political Economy of the Coalition. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition : Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (16-35). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_2

On 20 May 2010, when the Coalition published its Programme for Government, two key objectives were identified which would provide the twin benchmarks for evaluating the political economy of the Coalition and its economic policy performance in office.... Read More about Indebted and Unbalanced: The Political Economy of the Coalition.

The Condition of England under the Coalition (2015)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2015). The Condition of England under the Coalition. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition : Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (145-161). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_10

This chapter explores the profound impact the Coalition’s policies have had upon the condition of England, arguably far greater than in the other constituent nations and territories of the United Kingdom because of the absence in England of devolved,... Read More about The Condition of England under the Coalition.

The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative (2015)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2015). The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition (1-15). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_1

For those who study British politics from a contemporary history or political science perspective the role of ideology is notable. British party ideology is diverse, fluid and contains contradictory strands. At certain times a particular expression d... Read More about The Ideology of the Coalition: More Liberal than Conservative.

The Coalition: A Transformative Government? (2015)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2015). The Coalition: A Transformative Government?. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), The Conservative-Liberal Coalition : Examining the Cameron-Clegg Government (259-269). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461377_17

Paul Addison concludes his famous study of British politics during the Second World War by stating, ‘Such was Mr Attlee’s consensus, the new dispensation which began after Dunkirk in 1940, and until recent years seemed to be the natural order of Brit... Read More about The Coalition: A Transformative Government?.

Gordon Brown and the negation of England (2012)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2012). Gordon Brown and the negation of England. In A. Aughey, & C. Berberich (Eds.), These Englands : a conversation on national identity (155-173). Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526142276

An analysis of how Gordon Brown's politics and statecraft conflated notions of Britain and Britishness with those of England and Englishness in order to negate the latter.

The political economy of the third way: the relationship between globalisation and national economic policy (2011)
Book Chapter
Lee, D., & Lee, S. (2011). The political economy of the third way: the relationship between globalisation and national economic policy. In J. Michie (Ed.), The Handbook of Globalisation (407-422). (2nd ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857931443.00031

An analysis of the relationship between globalisation and national economic policy by focusing upon the political economy of the third way developed by the Blair and Brown Governments. The chapter concludes that the onset of the severest global reces... Read More about The political economy of the third way: the relationship between globalisation and national economic policy.

A tale of two liberalisms (2011)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2011). A tale of two liberalisms. In S. Lee, & M. Beech (Eds.), The Cameron-Clegg Government: Coalition Politics in an Age of Austerity (267-279). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305014

The Conservative-Liberal Government represents a new period in British politics. The Coalition brought to an end 13 years of New Labour rule and reintroduced the idea of inter-party cooperation in government. The United Kingdom has not experienced su... Read More about A tale of two liberalisms.

We Are All in This Together (2011)
Book Chapter
Lee, D., & Lee, S. (2011). We Are All in This Together. The Cameron-Clegg Government: Coalition Politics in an Age of Austerity (44986). Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter locates the Coalition's agenda within the history of previous British modernization projects.

Gordon Brown, 'Britishness' and the Negation of England (2010)
Book Chapter
Lee, D., & Lee, S. (2010). Gordon Brown, 'Britishness' and the Negation of England. British Party Politics and Ideology after New Labour (87 - 101). Palgrave Macmillan

A critical evaluation of the manner in which Gordon Brown developed a distinctive politics and conception of British identity which was based upon the conflation of Britain with England, and Britishness with Englishness.

Introduction: David Cameron's Political Challenges (2009)
Book Chapter
Lee, D., & Lee, S. (2009). Introduction: David Cameron's Political Challenges. The Conservatives under David Cameron: Built to Last (42736). Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter provides an introduction and explanation of the principal political challenges confronting David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party from December 2005 onwards.

David Cameron and the Renewal of Policy (2009)
Book Chapter
Lee, D., & Lee, S. (2009). David Cameron and the Renewal of Policy. The Conservatives under David Cameron: Built to Last (44 - 59). Palgrave Macmillan

A critical analysis of David Cameron's attempts to renew the Conservative Party's policy agenda in Opposition.

Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture (2007)
Book Chapter
Tyler, C. (2007). Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture. In S. Lee, & S. Mcbride (Eds.), Neo-Liberalism, State Power and Global Governance (217-230). Dordrecht: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6220-9_14

The 2004 report of the Consultative Board to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), entitled The Future of the WTO, was bullish regarding the correlation between trade liberalization and human well-being: It is argued by some tha... Read More about Human welfare and the future of the world trade organization: Rethinking the international institutional architecture.