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Culture, Economy and Politics

The Case of New Labour

Palgrave Macmillan

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Part of the book series: New Directions in Cultural Policy Research (NDCPR)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Culture, Politics and Equality: The Challenge for Social Democracy

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 1-35
  3. New Labour, Culture and Creativity

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 36-69
  4. The Arts: Access, Excellence and Instrumentalism

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 70-101
  5. What Was Creative Industries Policy? Film, Copyright and the Shift to Creative Economy

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 102-122
  6. Cultural Policy and the Regions

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 123-142
  7. Policy Innovation: Nesta and Creative Partnerships

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 143-161
  8. Heritage

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 162-183
  9. How Did New Labour Do on Arts and Culture? And What Happened Next?

    • David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee, Melissa Nisbett
    Pages 184-201
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 202-235

About this book

This book focuses on cultural policy in the UK between 1997 and 2010 under the Labour party (or 'New Labour', as it was temporarily rebranded). It is based on interviews with major figures and examines a range of policy areas including the arts, creative industries, copyright, film policy, heritage, urban regeneration and regional policy.

Reviews

“This is a very valuable book, in part as it fills a huge gap in the research. … this book covers a huge territory as it is, and given its achievement in presenting a series of complex situations with admirable clarity, it should become a core text on any reading list relating to UK culture and politics since Thatcher.” (Jonathan Vickery, Democratic Audit UK, democraticaudit.com, January, 2017)

"As the first study to assess the influential cultural policies of New Labour in the round, this is an important, wide-ranging and very welcome contribution to the field." - Philip Schlesinger, University of Glasgow, UK

"'It is hard to imagine a more empirically rich or more theoretically subtle account of the making, implementation and impact of cultural policy. Culture, Economy and Politics is true to its title; it weaves together the multiple interests and actors that shaped and delivered New Labour's agenda. The result is a revelation; it should change how we understand and study the politics of culture." - John Street, University of East Anglia, UK

'This is a truly marvellous, important and timely book. It is rigorously researched, analytically sharp, and will be of interest to a wide readership in academia as well as in the cultural policy world. The authors have produced an invaluable volume, tracking the rise of the creative economy as a flagship of the New Labour years. This is a work that will have lasting influence and will give shape to debates in the field for many years to come.' - Angela McRobbie, Goldsmiths University of London, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Leeds, UK

    David Hesmondhalgh, Kate Oakley, David Lee

  • King’s College London, UK

    Melissa Nisbett

About the authors

David Hesmondhalgh is Professor of Media, Music and Culture at the University of Leeds, UK.
 
Kate Oakley is Professor of Cultural Policy at the University of Leeds, UK.
 
David Lee is Lecturer in Cultural Industries and Communication at the University of Leeds, UK.
 
Melissa Nisbett is Senior Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management at King's College London, UK.

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Buy it now

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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