After New Labour
Social Theory and Centre-left Politics

What's Left after New Labour? This timely book assesses the legacy of both the Third Way and its critics. Analysing the relationship between social theory and political strategy, it outlines the basis of a post-New Labour project. This reconnects with the concerns of the Left, while preserving what was important in the Third Way.

What's Left after New Labour? This timely book assesses the legacy of both the Third Way and its critics. Analysing the relationship between social theory and political strategy, it outlines the basis of a post-New Labour project. This reconnects with the concerns of the Left, while preserving what was important in the Third Way. Collapsing the boundaries between sociology and political science, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in centre-left renewal.

PART I: WHEN SOCIOLOGY MET POLITICS: NEW LABOUR AND THE THIRD WAY
Third Way Sociology
Third Way Values
Analysing Social Change and Political Strategy
PART II: THE LEFT CRITICS
Neo-Marxists: Capitalism with an (In)human Face
Anti-Technocrats: The Tyranny of Targets
Social Democrats: The Real Third Way?
PART III: AFTER NEW LABOUR
Developing the Critics
Reconstructing the Third Way