This book provides the first nuanced and systematic study of Labour's internal politics in the years in opposition, between 2010 and 2024, under the leaderships of Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer. Written by two authors equipped with an intimate knowledge of the party, it offers an authoritative exploration of the politics of party management in one of the most strife-ridden and turbulent periods of the party's history, the Corbyn leadership, and furnishes a timely analysis of the character, purposes and underpinnings of the Starmer managerial regime. In so doing, it shines new light on often ill-understood controversies over antisemitism, the Israel/Palestine issue, and Brexit while reflecting on the tension between centralisation and pluralism is a party which continues to define itself as a democratic, membership organisation.
By:
Emmanuelle Avril, Eric Shaw Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 425g ISBN:9781526192288 ISBN 10: 1526192284 Pages: 368 Publication Date:10 March 2026 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Emmanuelle Avril is Professor of British Politics and Society at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. Eric Shaw is Hon. Research Fellow at the University of Stirling.