Michael Temple
Biographic Data
| ID | 3858601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Temple |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Temple |
| SIGNATURE | TEMPLE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Staffordshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5843-0519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Recovering Power
Robert Bresson
By Keith Reader. Manchester University Press, 2000. x+166 pp. Pb £9.99. This study of Robert Bresson is one of the twenty or so titles that now constitute the ‘French Film Directors’ series, edited by Diana Holmes and Robert Ingram since 1998. The series's self-evidently auteurist approach, whose methodological basis some may wish to question, could hardly be easier to justify than in the case of Bresson, as Keith Reader himself remarks in his in…
Carry on Campaigning
There is widespread concern about declining rates of electoral participation. Local newspapers are essential components of local democracy but this article suggests that the energy, human interest and partiality they bring to their general campaigns are lacking in their coverage of political issues. It is posited that their relative failure to personalise and editorialise – to put it crudely, their failure to ‘dumb down’ their coverage of local p…
Books Reviewed
New Labour's Third Way
The article critically examines New Labour's development of the concept of the Third Way. Despite the apparent centrality of ‘social democracy’ to the Third Way, it is proposed that a more pragmatic approach dominates, in that outputs and not ideology are driving the new agenda of governance under New Labour. This is seen to have its roots in the new ways of working the party has embraced in local governance, where public–private partnerships hav…
The New Public Service Ethos
Co‐operation in British politics
Michael Temple argues that the experiences of local councils in ‘no overall control’ shows that with good will, multi‐party administrations can produce benefits
Coalitions in Britain
Based on a survey of 151 local authorities in Great Britain where no single party had an overall council majority, this article examines the administrative arrangements which form when political parties unused to compromise have to negotiate with each other for a share of power. It also considers the attitudes of the actors involved to the different ways of working that emerge in these ‘hung’ councils. The survey shows that hung councils experien…
The relevance of ideological position and policy closeness to English local coalition pay‐offs
Giving Coalitions a Good Name
Opponents of electoral reform believe that proportional representation (PR) will mean the end of stable and responsible government in Britain. Coalitions between political parties (the likely result of PR) are portrayed as essentially alien to our political culture, leading to unstable government and an abandonment of political principles by deals in ‘smoke-filled rooms’. This article challenges such perceptions. The example of hung local governm…
Devon County Council
Discussions on coalition politics have tended to see the phenomenon as a feature of European national systems offering a contrast to the British tradition of (largely) single‐party government. However, the 1980s saw the rise of English local governments where highly politicized party groups were forced to compromise their political programmes in order to attain a share of power; between 1985–89, half of the English county councils were hung. This…
Power distribution in hung councils
The New Public Service Ethos
New Labour's Third Way
The article critically examines New Labour's development of the concept of the Third Way. Despite the apparent centrality of ‘social democracy’ to the Third Way, it is proposed that a more pragmatic approach dominates, in that outputs and not ideology are driving the new agenda of governance under New Labour. This is seen to have its roots in the new ways of working the party has embraced in local governance, where public–private partnerships hav…
Carry on Campaigning
There is widespread concern about declining rates of electoral participation. Local newspapers are essential components of local democracy but this article suggests that the energy, human interest and partiality they bring to their general campaigns are lacking in their coverage of political issues. It is posited that their relative failure to personalise and editorialise – to put it crudely, their failure to ‘dumb down’ their coverage of local p…
Devon County Council
Discussions on coalition politics have tended to see the phenomenon as a feature of European national systems offering a contrast to the British tradition of (largely) single‐party government. However, the 1980s saw the rise of English local governments where highly politicized party groups were forced to compromise their political programmes in order to attain a share of power; between 1985–89, half of the English county councils were hung. This…
Power distribution in hung councils
Coalitions in Britain
Based on a survey of 151 local authorities in Great Britain where no single party had an overall council majority, this article examines the administrative arrangements which form when political parties unused to compromise have to negotiate with each other for a share of power. It also considers the attitudes of the actors involved to the different ways of working that emerge in these ‘hung’ councils. The survey shows that hung councils experien…
The relevance of ideological position and policy closeness to English local coalition pay‐offs
Giving Coalitions a Good Name
Opponents of electoral reform believe that proportional representation (PR) will mean the end of stable and responsible government in Britain. Coalitions between political parties (the likely result of PR) are portrayed as essentially alien to our political culture, leading to unstable government and an abandonment of political principles by deals in ‘smoke-filled rooms’. This article challenges such perceptions. The example of hung local governm…
Power distribution in hung councils
Devon County Council
Discussions on coalition politics have tended to see the phenomenon as a feature of European national systems offering a contrast to the British tradition of (largely) single‐party government. However, the 1980s saw the rise of English local governments where highly politicized party groups were forced to compromise their political programmes in order to attain a share of power; between 1985–89, half of the English county councils were hung. This…
Giving Coalitions a Good Name
Opponents of electoral reform believe that proportional representation (PR) will mean the end of stable and responsible government in Britain. Coalitions between political parties (the likely result of PR) are portrayed as essentially alien to our political culture, leading to unstable government and an abandonment of political principles by deals in ‘smoke-filled rooms’. This article challenges such perceptions. The example of hung local governm…
Coalitions in Britain
Based on a survey of 151 local authorities in Great Britain where no single party had an overall council majority, this article examines the administrative arrangements which form when political parties unused to compromise have to negotiate with each other for a share of power. It also considers the attitudes of the actors involved to the different ways of working that emerge in these ‘hung’ councils. The survey shows that hung councils experien…
The relevance of ideological position and policy closeness to English local coalition pay‐offs
The New Public Service Ethos
Co‐operation in British politics
Michael Temple argues that the experiences of local councils in ‘no overall control’ shows that with good will, multi‐party administrations can produce benefits
New Labour's Third Way
The article critically examines New Labour's development of the concept of the Third Way. Despite the apparent centrality of ‘social democracy’ to the Third Way, it is proposed that a more pragmatic approach dominates, in that outputs and not ideology are driving the new agenda of governance under New Labour. This is seen to have its roots in the new ways of working the party has embraced in local governance, where public–private partnerships hav…
Books Reviewed
Carry on Campaigning
There is widespread concern about declining rates of electoral participation. Local newspapers are essential components of local democracy but this article suggests that the energy, human interest and partiality they bring to their general campaigns are lacking in their coverage of political issues. It is posited that their relative failure to personalise and editorialise – to put it crudely, their failure to ‘dumb down’ their coverage of local p…
Recovering Power
Robert Bresson
By Keith Reader. Manchester University Press, 2000. x+166 pp. Pb £9.99. This study of Robert Bresson is one of the twenty or so titles that now constitute the ‘French Film Directors’ series, edited by Diana Holmes and Robert Ingram since 1998. The series's self-evidently auteurist approach, whose methodological basis some may wish to question, could hardly be easier to justify than in the case of Bresson, as Keith Reader himself remarks in his in…
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