The Evolution of Conservative Party Social Policy

Dr Ben Williams is a Politics Tutor at the University of Salford. He completed his PhD at the University of Liverpool in 2013 and has contributed to a range of books, magazines, blogs and journals covering British politics. He contributed a chapter to 'Retrieving the Big Society' (2012), and his expertise covers British political parties, political theory and ideology.

List of tables and figures Introduction and Background 1. Ideological Influences on Conservative Party Social Policy 2. The 'New Right' and its Impact on Conservative Social Policy 3. Conservatism and Social Justice in Theory 4. Social Policy Case Study 1: Modern Conservatism, Practical Social Justice and Welfare Reform 5. Social Policy Case Study 2: 'The Big Society' Policy Framework 6. Social Policy Case Study 3: The 'Free Schools' Policy Agenda  7. Social Policy Case Study 4: Reform of the NHS Conclusion: The Nature and Evolution of Contemporary Conservative Social Policy Bibliography