Affective Polarisation: Social Inequality in the UK after Austerity, Brexit and COVID-19

doi:10.46692/9781529222289

Inequality is an ever-present danger in our society. This book addresses the nexus between the lived experience of inequality and how it shapes political responses. It offers a powerful examination of how the politics of the UK and the lived experiences of its residents have been reframed in the first decades of the twentyfirst century.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
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List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
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Notes on Contributors
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Acknowledgements
pp ix-x
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Introduction
pp 1-10
- By Gesa Stedman, Jana Gohrisch
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1 - The Divided Left in the UK: Partisanship, Ideology and Class after Brexit
pp 11-32
- By Paolo Chiocchetti
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2 - Populism and the People: Elitism, Authoritarianism and Libertarianism
pp 33-59
- By Kirsten Forkert, Marius Guderjan
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3 - ‘Coloring the Utterance with Some Kind of Perceivable Affect’: Constructing ‘Country’ and ‘People’ in Speeches by Theresa May and Boris Johnson – A Linguistic Perspective
pp 60-77
- By Rainer Schulze
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4 - The Challenges of Polarisation: Lessons for (Re-)Politicising Inequality across Four English Towns
pp 78-109
- By Insa Koch, Mark Fransham, Sarah Cant, Jill Ebrey, Luna Glucksberg, Mike Savage
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5 - “Go Away, But Don't Leave Us”: Affective Polarisation and the Precarisation of Romanian Essential Workers in the UK
pp 110-124
- By Anisia Petcu
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6 - Racialised Affective Polarisation in the UK
pp 125-141
- By Jana Gohrisch
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7 - “Now You Have to Listen”: A Historical Analysis of Britain’s Left-Behind Communities
pp 142-168
- By Harvey Butterfield
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8 - Britain in a State of Emergency: Studying Ken Loach's Films I, Daniel Blake (2016) and Sorry We Missed You (2019)
pp 169-184
- By Ellen Grünkemeier
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9 - Cloaking Class: Making the Working Class Visible
pp 185-198
- By Lisa Mckenzie
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10 - Class, Poverty and Inequality in Scotland: Independence and the Creation of Affective Polarisations
pp 199-211
- By Carlo Morelli, Gerry Mooney
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11 - Language and Identity: The Taliesin Tradition
pp 212-232
- By Ifor ap Glyn
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Conclusion
pp 233-237
- By Gesa Stedman, Jana Gohrisch
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Index
pp 238-248
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Social Inequality in the UK after Austerity, Brexit and COVID-19

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
pp v-vi

Notes on Contributors
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-10

1 - The Divided Left in the UK: Partisanship, Ideology and Class after Brexit
pp 11-32

2 - Populism and the People: Elitism, Authoritarianism and Libertarianism
pp 33-59

3 - ‘Coloring the Utterance with Some Kind of Perceivable Affect’: Constructing ‘Country’ and ‘People’ in Speeches by Theresa May and Boris Johnson – A Linguistic Perspective
pp 60-77

4 - The Challenges of Polarisation: Lessons for (Re-)Politicising Inequality across Four English Towns
pp 78-109

5 - “Go Away, But Don't Leave Us”: Affective Polarisation and the Precarisation of Romanian Essential Workers in the UK
pp 110-124

6 - Racialised Affective Polarisation in the UK
pp 125-141

7 - “Now You Have to Listen”: A Historical Analysis of Britain’s Left-Behind Communities
pp 142-168

8 - Britain in a State of Emergency: Studying Ken Loach's Films I, Daniel Blake (2016) and Sorry We Missed You (2019)
pp 169-184

9 - Cloaking Class: Making the Working Class Visible
pp 185-198

10 - Class, Poverty and Inequality in Scotland: Independence and the Creation of Affective Polarisations
pp 199-211

11 - Language and Identity: The Taliesin Tradition
pp 212-232

Conclusion
pp 233-237

Index
pp 238-248

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