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Political identity and the Third Way: Some social‐psychological implications of the current anti‐ideological turn
Author(s) -
Weltman David
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1348/014466604322915999
Subject(s) - ideology , politics , identity (music) , social psychology , social identity theory , sociology , psychology , political science , law , social group , aesthetics , philosophy
This paper considers recent large‐scale changes in British politics from the standpoint of a detailed examination of the practical dilemmas, concerning political identity, faced by local politicians in their talk about politics. It seeks to examine the social‐psychological significance of a shift which has meant that politics, while continuing to be characterized by formal division, has begun to extensively reflect the influence of an ideology of anti‐ideology.