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Shaw E (2021) 'This Really has the Potential to Destroy us': Jeremy Corbyn's Management of the Problem of Anti‐semitism in the Labour Party. Political Quarterly, 92 (2), pp. 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12994
B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Politics I was educated at the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester. I joined Stirling University in 1990. Prior to that I worked at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). Before becoming an academic, I was a researcher in the International Department of the Labour Party.? I have written five books on the Labour party (the last, with Gerry Hassan, entilted 'The Strange Death of Labour Scotland' published 2012) . ?. In my spare time I read (mainly fiction and history), watch films, walk, cycle and listen to classical and rock music (Pink Floyd above all).
My main research interests are all aspects of the British Labour Party and the Scottish Labour party. I am at present working on a study of the ideology of the Labour party under the Miliband leadership. ?
The Strange Death of Scottish Labour?
PI: Dr Eric Shaw
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Shaw E (2021) 'This Really has the Potential to Destroy us': Jeremy Corbyn's Management of the Problem of Anti‐semitism in the Labour Party. Political Quarterly, 92 (2), pp. 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12994
Newspaper / Magazine
Inside the politics of Keir Starmer's decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour party
Shaw E (2020) Inside the politics of Keir Starmer's decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour party. The Conversation. 30.10.2020.
Newspaper / Magazine
Keir Starmer elected as Labour party leader - so, who is he?
Shaw E (2020) Keir Starmer elected as Labour party leader - so, who is he?. The Conversation. 04.04.2020.
Newspaper / Magazine
Labour leadership contest: where each of the five candidates sits on the political spectrum
Shaw E (2020) Labour leadership contest: where each of the five candidates sits on the political spectrum [Received wisdom amongst political scientists is that a major electoral defeat is the main propellent of change in a party’s leadership, programme and strategy. Underpinning this argument is the presumption that the self-evident, rational way to restore a party’s fortunes is to move to the middle ground.]. The Conversation. 15.01.2020.
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How Labour failed to connect with the British working class
Shaw E (2019) How Labour failed to connect with the British working class. The Conversation. 16.12.2019.
Newspaper / Magazine
Is Gordon Brown the unionists’ super sub? He’ll have to woo Scots working classes to score
Shaw E (2016) Is Gordon Brown the unionists’ super sub? He’ll have to woo Scots working classes to score. The Conversation. 12.05.2016. https://theconversation.com/is-gordon-brown-the-unionists-super-sub-hell-have-to-woo-scots-working-classes-to-score-26599
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Antisemitism row: why animosity on the Labour left still runs so deep
Shaw E (2016) Antisemitism row: why animosity on the Labour left still runs so deep. The Conversation. 03.05.2016.
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Understanding Labour Party Management under Tony Blair
Shaw E (2016) Understanding Labour Party Management under Tony Blair. Political Studies Review, 14 (2), pp. 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478929915623296
Newspaper / Magazine
Is Momentum a return to the bad old days of Labour's militant tendency?
Shaw E (2015) Is Momentum a return to the bad old days of Labour's militant tendency?. The Conversation. 21.12.2015.
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A tale of two speeches: how Labour divisions were laid bare in Syria debate
Shaw E (2015) A tale of two speeches: how Labour divisions were laid bare in Syria debate. The Conversation. 04.12.2015.
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Corbyn's nightmare and why Labour must allow a free vote on Syria intervention
Shaw E (2015) Corbyn's nightmare and why Labour must allow a free vote on Syria intervention. The Conversation. 27.11.2015.
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Too much too young? Chuka Umunna bows out of Labour leadership race
Shaw E (2015) Too much too young? Chuka Umunna bows out of Labour leadership race. The Conversation. 15.05.2015.
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While Tories usher Scotland towards UK exit, Miliband’s SNP refusal looks a huge mistake
Shaw E (2015) While Tories usher Scotland towards UK exit, Miliband’s SNP refusal looks a huge mistake. The Conversation. 06.05.2015.
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One very good reason why Labour should ignore Alan Milburn on the NHS
Shaw E (2015) One very good reason why Labour should ignore Alan Milburn on the NHS. The Conversation. 28.01.2015. https://theconversation.com/one-very-good-reason-why-labour-should-ignore-alan-milburn-on-the-nhs-36862
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When Miliband comes a-knocking, will anyone be home?
Shaw E (2015) When Miliband comes a-knocking, will anyone be home?. The Conversation. 06.01.2015. https://theconversation.com/when-miliband-comes-a-knocking-will-anyone-be-home-35924
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Jim Murphy wins in Scotland … but can he save Ed Miliband?
Shaw E (2014) Jim Murphy wins in Scotland … but can he save Ed Miliband?. The Conversation. 13.12.2014. https://theconversation.com/jim-murphy-wins-in-scotland-but-can-he-save-ed-miliband-35453
Newspaper / Magazine
It's a sad day when three limp flags are top of the news agenda
Shaw E (2014) It's a sad day when three limp flags are top of the news agenda. The Conversation. 21.11.2014. https://theconversation.com/its-a-sad-day-when-three-limp-flags-are-top-of-the-news-agenda-34550
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Ed Miliband’s last chance to tackle image problem and cut through to voters
Shaw E (2014) Ed Miliband’s last chance to tackle image problem and cut through to voters. The Conversation. 22.09.2014. https://theconversation.com/ed-milibands-last-chance-to-tackle-image-problem-and-cut-through-to-voters-31951
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Miliband bid to slay dragons of Scottish nationalism will hinge on three key voter groups
Shaw E (2014) Miliband bid to slay dragons of Scottish nationalism will hinge on three key voter groups. The Conversation. 21.03.2014. https://theconversation.com/miliband-bid-to-slay-dragons-of-scottish-nationalism-will-hinge-on-three-key-voter-groups-24690
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Miliband's Europe speech was clear, but it won't help his leadership credentials
Shaw E (2014) Miliband's Europe speech was clear, but it won't help his leadership credentials. The Conversation. 13.03.2014. https://theconversation.com/milibands-europe-speech-was-clear-but-it-wont-help-his-leadership-credentials-24385
Book Chapter
The Meaning of Modernisation: New Labour and public sector reform
Shaw E (2009) The Meaning of Modernisation: New Labour and public sector reform. In: Callaghan J, Fishman N, Jackson B & McIvor M (eds.) In Search of Social Democracy: Responses to crisis and modernisation. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 147-167. http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9780719079207
Book Review
After New Labour: Social Theory and Centre-Left Politics
Shaw E (2009) After New Labour: Social Theory and Centre-Left Politics. Review of:
Will Leggett,
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005,196 pp, ISBN: 1 4039 4659 0.. Sociology, 43 (3), pp. 591-593. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385090430031005
Book Chapter
The consumer and New Labour: the consumer as king?
Shaw E (2009) The consumer and New Labour: the consumer as king?. In: Simmons R, Powell M & Greener I (eds.) The Consumer in Public Services: Choice, values and difference. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 19-38. http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847421807
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Shaw E (2009) ‘Le New Labour à la recherche de ? la meilleure relation possible entre les individus, l’?tat et le marché ? [New Labour in Search of “the Best Possible Relation between Individuals, Markets and Government”]. Critique Internationale, 43 (2), pp. 51-68. https://doi.org/10.3917/crii.043.0051
Book Review
Shaw E (2009) Over to You, Mr Brown. Review of:
A. Giddens, Polity Press, 2007, 236pp, 978-0745642239.. Parliamentary Affairs, 62 (1), pp. 178-188. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsn042
Book Review
Gordon Brown, Past, Present and Future,
Shaw E (2009) Gordon Brown, Past, Present and Future,. Review of: Gordon Brown, Past, Present and Future, Francis Beckett, Haus Publishing, 2007, 222pp, ISBN 1905791143 978-1905791149. Parliamentary Affairs, 62 (1), pp. 178-188.
Book Review
The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries
Shaw E (2009) The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries. Review of:
Alastair Campbell, Hutchison, 2007, 816pp. 978-0307268310. Parliamentary Affairs, 62 (1), pp. 178-188.
Book Review
Psychological Socialism: The Labour Party and Qualities of Mind and Character
Shaw E (2009) Psychological Socialism: The Labour Party and Qualities of Mind and Character. Review of:
1931 to the Present, J. Nuttall, Manchester University Press, 2006, 213pp, 978-0719071645.. Parliamentary Affairs, 62 (1), pp. 178-188.
Book Review
Shaw E (2009) Blair's Britain, 1997-2007. Review of: A. Seldon, (ed.) Blair’s Britain, 1997–2007, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 690pp.. Parliamentary Affairs, 62 (1), pp. 178-188.
Book Review
Shaw E (2008) The Rebels: How Blair Mislaid his Majority; New Labour, 2nd ed; Dirty politics: New labour, British democracy and the invasion of Iraq. Review of: P. Cowley, The Rebels: How Blair Mislaid his Majority, Politico's, 2005, 317 pp. ISBN 1-84275-127-1.. Parliamentary Affairs, 61 (3), pp. 550-557. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsn019
Book Review
Shaw E (2008) Gordon Brown: Bard of Britishness - by Tom Nairn (with contributions from Leighton Andrews, David Melding, Vernon Bogdanor, Peter Stead, Charlotte Williams, David Gow, Neal Ascherson and Kevin Morgan). Review of: Gordon Brown: Bard of Britishness, Tom Nairn (with contributions from Leighton Andrews, David Melding, Vernon Bogdanor, Peter Stead, Charlotte Williams, David Gow, Neal Ascherson and Kevin Morgan) Institute of Welsh Affairs, 2006, 91 pp. ISBN: 1904773168. Public Administration, 86 (2), pp. 594-596. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2008.00734_3.x
Book Chapter
New Labour and the Unions: The Death of Tigmoo?
Shaw E (2008) New Labour and the Unions: The Death of Tigmoo?. In: Beech M & Lee S (eds.) Ten Years of New Labour. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 120-135. http://www.palgrave.com/Products/TitlePrint.aspx?PID=283290
Book Review
T H Green and the development of ethical socialism,
Shaw E (2007) T H Green and the development of ethical socialism,. Review of: T H Green and the Development of Ethical Socialism, M. Carter. Exeter, Imprint Academic 2003, 223 pp. ISBN 0 907845 32 0. Parliamentary Affairs, 60 (2), pp. 363-369. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsm002
Book Review
New Labour's old root: Revisionist thinkers in Labour's history 1931-1997s
Shaw E (2007) New Labour's old root: Revisionist thinkers in Labour's history 1931-1997s. Review of: New Labour’s Old Root: Revisionist Thinkers in Labour’s History 1931–1997s, P. Diamond, Exeter, Imprint Academic 2004, 264 pp.. Parliamentary Affairs, 60 (2), pp. 363-369. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsm002
Book Review
Fightback! Labour's traditional right in the 1970s and 1980s
Shaw E (2007) Fightback! Labour's traditional right in the 1970s and 1980s. Review of: Fightback! Labour's Traditional Right in the 1970s and 1980s, D. Hayter. Manchester, MUP, 2005, 211 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0719072710. Parliamentary Affairs, 60 (2), pp. 363-369. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsm002
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British Devolution and the Labour Party: How a National Party Adapts to Devolution
Laffin M & Shaw E (2007) British Devolution and the Labour Party: How a National Party Adapts to Devolution. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9 (1), pp. 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00252.x
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The New Sub-National Politics of the British Labour Party
Laffin M, Shaw E & Taylor G (2007) The New Sub-National Politics of the British Labour Party. Party Politics, 13 (1), pp. 88-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068806071265