M. Laffin
The new sub-national politics of the British Labour Party
Laffin, M.; Shaw, E.; Taylor, G.
Authors
E. Shaw
G. Taylor
Abstract
The response of national, state-level political parties to the challenges of competing for power at the devolved, regional levels is a neglected research topic. This article seeks to remedy this by analysing how the British Labour Party has responded to these challenges at the sub-national level following UK devolution. British Labour remains formally a unitary party despite devolution. Nonetheless, the national party leadership has allowed the Scottish and Welsh Labour Parties considerable freedom, in practice, to select candidates, conduct regional-level elections and implement some distinctive policies. Meanwhile, the Scottish and Welsh Labour Parties have shifted significantly from being traditional, centralized parties with a single hierarchical organization towards being more pluralist, less hierarchical organizations.
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Laffin, M., Shaw, E., & Taylor, G. (2007). The new sub-national politics of the British Labour Party. Party Politics, 13(1), 88-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068806071265
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2007 |
Deposit Date | Oct 15, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 28, 2019 |
Journal | Party Politics |
Print ISSN | 1354-0688 |
Electronic ISSN | 1460-3683 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 88-108 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068806071265 |
Keywords | British Labour Party, Devolution, Party organization, Scotland, Wales. |
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Laffin, M., Shaw, E. & Taylor, G. (2007). The new sub-national politics of the British Labour Party. Party Politics 13(1): 88-108. Copyright © 2007 SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1177/1354068806071265
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