British Politics Group
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BRITAIN AFTER BLAIR The Legacy and the Future A Conference Sponsored by the British Politics Group Wednesday, August 29, 2007 The Gleacher Center, University of Chicago Business School Chicago, IL
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Much like Margaret Thatcher before him, Tony Blair has dominated the British political scene for nearly a decade. Although the date of his actual departure from 10 Downing Street remains a point of speculation, he has made it clear that he will step down prior to the next General Election. What has been the legacy of the Blair government, both in terms of politics and public policy? What are the likely directions for the future, either under the leadership of Gordon Brown or beyond? The British Politics Group organized a special one-day conference to explore these issues at the Gleacher Center of the University of Chicago Business School prior to the 2007 APSA meeting in Chicago.
Any questions or queries should be directed to the program organizer, Terrence Casey, Executive Director of the BPG (E-Mail: casey1@rose-hulman.edu )
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
| SESSION 1: 0830-1000 | |||
| Panel 1A: | The Vision and Reality of Devolution |
Room 222
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E-Mails |
| CHAIR/DISC: William Hazleton, Miami University | hazletwa@muohio.edu | ||
| Jonathan Bradbury, University of Wales, Swansea |
"Territorial Politics in the UK after
Devolution: Whither Relative Tranquility and the Suspended Revolution?"
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j.p.bradbury@swansea.ac.uk | |
| John Coakley, University College, Dublin |
"Northern Ireland after Blair: The
Challenge of Devolution"
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john.coakley@ucd.ie | |
| Glen M.E. Duerr, Kent State University |
"Scottish Secession: Prospects for
Independence after Blair?"
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gduerr@kent.edu | |
| Scott Greer, University of Michigan and Holly Jarman, London School of Economics | "Policy Styles and Devolution" | slgreer@umich.edu | |
| Panel 1B: | The State of the Parties After Blair |
Room 230
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CHAIR/DISC: James Sloam, Royal Holloway,
University of London
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James.sloam@rhul.ac.uk | ||
| Florence Faucher-King, Vanderbilt University/Sciences-Po |
"The Party is Over: The 'Modernization' of
British Labour"
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florence.faucher@sciences-po.fr | |
| Ray Barker, Erie Community College |
"No Longer the Nasty Party: The
Transformation of the Tories under David Cameron"
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barker@ecc.edu | |
| Andrew Russell and David Cutts, University of Manchester | "After Kennedy and After Blair? The Electoral and Political Health of the Liberal Democrats | andrew.russell@manchester.ac.uk | |
| COFFEE BREAK: 10:00-10:30 | South Lounge, Room 220 | ||
| SESSION 2: 1030-1200 |
E-Mails |
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| Panel 2A: |
Delivering Democracy post-Blair: Parties
or Groups?
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Room 226 | |
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CHAIR: John Curtice, University of
Strathclyde
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J.Curtice@strath.ac.uk | ||
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DISC: James Mitchell, University of Strathclyde
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j.mitchell@strath.ac.uk
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| Justin Fisher, Brunel University and David Denver, Lancaster University |
"From Foot-Slogging to Call Centres:
Traditional and Modern Modes of Constituency Campaigning in Britain
1992-2005"
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Justin.Fisher@brunel.ac.uk | |
| Wyn Grant, University of Warwick |
"The Changing Pathologies of Group
Politics in Britain"
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W.P.Grant@warwick.ac.uk | |
| Grant Jordan, University of Aberdeen and William Maloney, University of Newcastle |
"The Democratic Contribution of Group-Led
Mobilization in the UK"
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g.jordan@abdn.ac.uk | |
| Paul Whiteley, University of Essex | "Are Groups Replacing Parties? A Multi-Level Analysis of the Party-Group Tradeoff in European Democracies" | whiteley@essex.ac.uk | |
| Panel 2B: |
The EU in British Politics and
Policy-Making
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Room 222 | |
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CHAIR/DISC: Joel Wolfe, University of
Cincinnati
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joel.wolfe@uc.edu | ||
| Kai Oppermann, University of Cologne |
"To Defer and Defuse: New Labour's
Politics of Containing the Salience of European Integration"
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kai.oppermann@uni-koeln.de | |
| Scott James, University of Manchester |
"Taming the Awkward State? Europeanisation
and the Changing Face of UK EU Policy Making under Blair"
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Scott.James@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk | |
| Panel 2C: | New Labour and Public Policy |
Room 230
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CHAIR/DISC: Mark Bevir, University of California,
Berkeley
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mbevir@berkeley.edu | ||
| Caroline Kenny, University of Birmingham |
"Reconciling Social Justice with Economic
Effectiveness: The Strategic Role of Education in New Labour's 'Social'
Policy"
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CAK453@bham.ac.uk | |
| Calum Paton, Keele University |
'The NHS After Blair: Healthier Than New
Labour?'
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c.paton@keele.ac.uk | |
| Alistair Howard, Temple University | "Red Tape Nightmare or Regulatory Model? Business Regulation under Blair and Brown" | alistair@temple.edu | |
| LUNCH BREAK: 1200-1330 | |||
| SESSION 3: 1330-1500 |
E-Mails |
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| Panle 3A: | Blair, Foreign Policy and the Iraq War |
Room 222
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CHAIR/DISC: Richard Flickinger, Wittenberg
University
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rflickinger@wittenberg.edu
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| Stephen Dyson, University of Connecticut |
"What Difference Did He Make? Tony Blair
and British Foreign Policy"
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stephenbdyson@hotmail.com
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| David Coates, Wake Forest University and Joel Krieger, Wellesley College |
"The Mistake Heard Round the World: A
Legacy Spoiled by a Single Mistake?"
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coatesd@wfu.edu | |
| Panel 3B: | Blair's Constitutional Revolution |
Room 226
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CHAIR/DISC: Jerrold Waltman, Baylor
University
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Jerold_Waltman@baylor.edu | ||
| James Alt, Harvard University |
"The Constitutional Revolution of Tony
Blair" (PowerPoint)
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jalt@latte.harvard.edu | |
| Mark Bevir, University of California, Berkeley |
"New Labour, the Judiciary and the
Constitution"
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mbevir@berkeley.edu | |
| Richard Maiman, University of Southern Maine |
"Human Rights After Blair"
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maiman@usm.maine.edu | |
| Chris Game, University of Birmingham |
"Mayors, Monitors and Measurers: Blair's
Legacy to Local Democracy"
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c.h.game@bham.ac.uk | |
| Panel 3C: | Après moi...': Party Leaders After Blair |
Room 230
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CHAIR/DISC: Florence Faucher-King,
Vanderbilt University/Sciences-Po
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florence.faucher@sciences-po.fr | ||
| James Mitchell, University of Strathclyde |
"Gordon Brown and the Road to Number 10"
(Please contact the author for a copy of this paper.)
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j.mitchell@strath.ac.uk | |
| Jane Green, University of Manchester |
"Cameron in Context: Conservative
Strategy, 1997-2007"
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jane.green@manchester.ac.uk | |
| Arthur Cyr, Carthage College | "Liberal Revival, Prospects, and Policies" | acyr@carthage.edu | |
| COFFEE BREAK: 1500-1530 | South Lounge, Room 220 | ||
| SESSION 4: 1530-1700 |
E-Mails |
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| Panel 4A: |
The Ideological Legacy of Tony Blair and
'New Labour'
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Room 222 | |
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CHAIR: Donley Studlar, West Virginia
University
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dstudlar@wvu.edu | ||
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John Wilson, University of Salford and
Michael Macaulay, University of Teeside
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"Britain after Blair: The Ideological Legacy?" |
j.e.wilson@salford.ac.uk m.macaulay@tees.ac.uk |
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| James Sloam, Royal Holloway, University of London |
"Blair, the Third Way and European Social
Democracy: A New Political Consensus?"
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James.sloam@rhul.ac.uk | |
| Nick Randall, University of Newcastle | "Social Democrats in Spite of Themselves? Assessing the Ideological Credentials of New Labour" | N.J.Randall@newcastle.ac.uk | |
| Panel 4B: |
Anglo-American Relations and the
Bush-Blair Axis
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Room 230 | |
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CHAIR/DISC: Tom Wolf, Indiana University
Southeast
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tpwolf@ius.edu
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| Douglas Stuart, Dickinson College |
"A Bridge Too Far? Can Britain Continue to
Play an Intermediary Role Between the United States and Continental
Europe?"
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stuart@dickinson.edu | |
| Jeff McCausland, Pennsylvania State Dickinson School of Law |
"When You Come to a Fork in Road, Take It:
British Defense Policy in the 21st Century"
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mccauslj@comcast.net | |
| John Dumbrell, Durham University |
"Reflections on the US-UK 'Special
Relationship'"
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j.w.dumbrell@durham.ac.uk | |
| RECEPTION: 1730-1900 | Midway Bar and Veranda (5th Floor) | ||
BPG panels on the APSA program:
| Panel 1 |
Roundtable: A Retrospective on the Career
of Samuel H. Beer
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Thursday, August 30th, 10:15am |
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CHAIR: Donley Studlar, West Virginia
University
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dstudlar@wvu.edu | ||
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David R. Mayhew, Yale University
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david.mayhew@yale.edu | ||
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Michael John Moran, Manchester University
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michael.moran@manchester.ac.uk | ||
| Samuel H. Beer, Harvard University | beerbrooks@aol.com | ||
| Panel 2: | The British Economy: What Kind of Model? |
Friday, August 31st, 2:00pm
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CHAIR: David Coates, Wake Forest
University
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coatesd@wfu.edu | ||
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DISC: Wyn Grant, Warwick University
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W.P.Grant@warwick.ac.uk | ||
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Terrence Casey, Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology
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"Is Britain Still a Liberal Economy?" | casey1@rose-hulman.edu | |
| David Coates, Wake Forest University | "Is New Labour Working in the UK?" |
coatesd@wfu.edu
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| James Cronin, Boston College |
"The Neoliberal Turn: Choice and Structure
in the Development of the British Model of Capitalism"
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croninj@bc.edu | |
| Chris Howell, Oberlin College | "New Labour’s Class Project: Industrial Relations Policy and its Consequences, 1997-2005" | chris.howell@oberlin.edu | |
| Panel 3: | Year in Review: Britain After Blair |
Saturday, September 1st, 10:15am
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CHAIR: Terry Royed, University of Alabama
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troyed@bama.ua.edu | ||
| Richard Rose, Univerersity of Aberdeen |
"Sixty Years in Review: What is Brown's
Inheritance?"
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prof_r_rose@yahoo.co.uk | |
| Jon Tonge, Liverpool University | "The Legacy of Tony Blair" | j.tonge@liv.ac.uk | |
LINKS:
American Political Science Association 2007 Annual Conference Website
The British Politics Group Website
ACADEMIC CO-SPONSORS:
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Department of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Roosevelt University Department of Political Science and Public Administration |
Purdue University Department of Political Science
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SPONSORS:
 Routledge Journals -- Politics and International Relations
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British Politics -- A Palgrave Journal |
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