TY - JOUR
T1 - Making higher education work: a comparison of discourses in the United Kingdom’s Conservative and Labour Parties’ general election manifestos between 1979 and 2010
AU - Souto-Otero, Manuel
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - This article elaborates a model of social democratic and conservative discourses in relation to access, financing, management, and results of higher education. The model is contrasted with the position of the Conservative Party and the Labour Party in the United Kingdom from the late 1970s to 2010 as expressed in their electoral manifestos. The findings show how the ideological differences between parties diminished over time, although not uniformly across themes. Explanations for this trend are provided through examination of the role of electoral institutions and “median voter” and “political partisanship” arguments.
AB - This article elaborates a model of social democratic and conservative discourses in relation to access, financing, management, and results of higher education. The model is contrasted with the position of the Conservative Party and the Labour Party in the United Kingdom from the late 1970s to 2010 as expressed in their electoral manifestos. The findings show how the ideological differences between parties diminished over time, although not uniformly across themes. Explanations for this trend are provided through examination of the role of electoral institutions and “median voter” and “political partisanship” arguments.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/660112
U2 - 10.1086/660112
DO - 10.1086/660112
M3 - Article
SN - 0010-4086
VL - 55
SP - 293
EP - 314
JO - Comparative Education Review
JF - Comparative Education Review
IS - 3
ER -