The Eye of the Storm: The Political Economy of British Politics since 2010

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Session Description

The United Kingdom has had an extraordinary recent political history, from coalition government and austerity, to Scottish independence vote, to the Brexit referendum, to the near-collapse of its party system in the aftermath of the referendum, and then the eventful Johnson and Truss governments. As the country and its political elite ricocheted from one crisis to another, longstanding conflicts over class, national identity, and economic policy were joined by new salience for ones such as Europe, education, and regional inequality, all while basic political institutions were tested by events cause by Brexit and COVID-19.

This round table looks back on the political economy of British politics since 2010, focusing on continuity and change in the relationship between economic institutions, distributional politics, and territorial politics. How have thirteen eventful years of Conservative government changed the UK, and what have the various tests that the country has undergone taught us about the country's changing political economy?

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / British Politics Group

Chairs

• Charlotte Cavaille For School of Public Policy

• Jane R. Gingrich University of Oxford

Presenters

• Scott L. Greer University of Michigan

• Michael T. Heaney University of Glasgow

• Janet M. Laible Lehigh University

• Mark I. Vail Wake Forest University

• Daniel Wincott Cardiff University