Contested Britain: Brexit, Austerity and Agency

Introduction / Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay And Gesa Stedman -- Part I. The Politics And Culture Of Austerity: Impacts And Resistance -- 1. The Contracting State: Austerity And Public Services / Simon Griffiths -- 2. Breaking Britain's Working Class: The Left Out / Lisa Mckenzie -- 3. Political Activism And Agency Under Austerity And Brexit / Tom Montgomery And Maria Grasso -- 4. Culture Matters: Cuts And Resistance / Ingrid Von Rosenberg -- 5. Agents And Agency In The Face Of Austerity And Brexit Uncertainty: The Case Of Legal Aid / Steven Truxal -- Part Ii. The Politics And Discourse Of Brexit -- 6. The Economy Of Brexit: Performance, Interests And Agency / Carlo Morelli -- 7.brexit Populism: Disenfranchisement And Agency / Marius Guderjan And Adrian Wilding -- 8. A Sovereign People? Political Fantasy And Governmental Time In The Pursuit Of Brexit / John Clarke -- 9. 'not An International Health Service': Xenophobia, Brexit And The Restoration Of National Sovereignty / Kirsten Forkert -- 10. 'uni-culti' Myths And Liberal Dreams: Brexit And Austerity From The Perspective Of Migrants / Magdalena Nowicka -- Part Iii. Austerity And Brexit In A Divided Union -- 11. From Brexit To The Break-up Of...england? Thinking In And Beyond The Nation / Allan Cochrane -- 12. Understanding Brexit In Wales: Austerity, Elites And National Identity / Hugh Mackay -- 13. Scotland, Brexit And The Broken Promise Of Democracy / Klaus Stolz -- 14. Brexit, Devolution And Northern Ireland's Political Parties: Differential Solutions, Special Status Or Special Arrangements? / Derek Birrell And Paul Carmichael -- 15. More Than The Border? Looking At Brexit Through Irish Eyes / Kevin Bean -- Conclusion / Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay And Gesa Stedman. Edited By Marius Guderjan, Hugh Mackay And Gesa Stedman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. New York Available Via World Wide Web.