Νέο εργατικό κόμμα και ηθική: Μελέτη πάνω στην ιδεολογική αλλαγή των Βρετανών σοσιαλιστών

Abstract

A common view of ideologies distinguishes between their operative policies and ethical foundations. The ethical foundations are protected: they remain stable while the policies are subject to the flux of changing circumstances. This paper uses a study of New Labour to suggest, on the contrary, that changes in policy entails changes in ethical principles - the relationship between the two is reciprocal, not hierarchical. New Labour’s response to three policy problems is considered with each response being shown to have led to changes in the socialist ethic. The responses to inflation, the underclass, and new working-class aspirations entailed respectively changes in the ideals of social justice, citizenship, and community.