book launch: The Conservative Counter-Revolution by Roger Brown
Thursday 29th September
*** please note new date of Thurs 29th Sept! ***
in the shop - 6:30pm - book launch - free entry
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Join Roger Brown in the shop as he launches his new book The Conservative Counter-Revolution in Britain and America 1980-2020.
His brand new book looks at the impact of the right within the US and UK during the last forty years and demonstrates how this reaction has been exploited by populist political leaders.
Written in a lively and engaging manner, this book will be of interest to academics and students in politics, economics, sociology and contemporary history, as well as general readers.
Roger Brown has been a civil servant, has headed a small unit promoting cooperation between universities and business, and served as CEO of several national higher education agencies. Between 1998 and 2007 he was Principal and then Vice Chancellor of what is now Solent University (of which he is Professor Emeritus). From 2007 to 2013 he held the Chair of Higher Education Policy at Liverpool Hope University. He has published three books and many lectures and articles on higher education policy.
“This book offers an important and distinctive perspective on recent political developments that distinguishes it from studies of the populist turn by asking about the influence on developments in governance.” —Will Jennings, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Southampton, UK
“Hits the nail on the head with a degree of precision and deftness of touch that is both refreshing and shocking to read.” —Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford, UK
“In this readable, insightful and illuminating account, Roger Brown charts the roots and legacy of the four-decade-long experiment in neoliberalism, and exposes the reality behind the promises of a stronger economy and a more resilient society by the free market evangelists.” —Stewart Lansley, Visiting Fellow at the School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol,
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