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Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008-14

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Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008-14. / English, Patrick; Grasso, Maria T.; Buraczynska, Barbara et al.
In: Politics and Policy, Vol. 44, No. 3, 14.06.2016, p. 577-603.

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English, P, Grasso, MT, Buraczynska, B, Karampampas, S & Temple, L 2016, 'Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008-14', Politics and Policy, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 577-603. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12160

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English P, Grasso MT, Buraczynska B, Karampampas S, Temple L. Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008-14. Politics and Policy. 2016 Jun 14;44(3):577-603. Epub 2016 Jun 14. doi: 10.1111/polp.12160

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English, Patrick ; Grasso, Maria T. ; Buraczynska, Barbara et al. / Convergence on Crisis? Comparing Labour and Conservative Party Framing of the Economic Crisis in Britain, 2008-14. In: Politics and Policy. 2016 ; Vol. 44, No. 3. pp. 577-603.

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abstract = "Since the 1980s, Britain's two largest political parties have been converging ever closer on the political spectrum, in line with a Downsian model of two party majoritarian systems. While both Labour and the Conservatives have been moving toward consensus, we investigate the extent to which the recent financial crisis, understood as a critical juncture, interrupted this movement. Using a “fuzzy set” ideal type analysis with claims‐making data, we assess whether or not we can detect any signs of this consensus breaking down as a result of the crisis and the events which followed. Our results show that despite this most critical event, consensus was maintained as we found both parties adopting very similar framing and narrating strategies on the economic crisis in their public discourse. The study concludes that the shared discursive framing and narrating between both parties on the crisis demonstrates a continued Thatcherite, neoliberal consensus in British politics.",
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