Marius Guderjan & Hugh Mackay 
Contested Britain [EPUB ebook] 
Brexit, Austerity and Agency

A distinctive and original analysis of how the politics of the UK and the lives of British citizens have evolved in the first decades of the twenty-first century, this book provides an interdisciplinary critical examination of the roots, motivations and interconnectedness of austerity politics, the Brexit vote and the rise of populist politics in the Britain. Bringing together case studies and perspectives from an array of international researchers across the social sciences, it dissects the ways that Britain has become increasingly contested with profound difference of geography, generation, gender, ‘race’ and class, and considers the emergence of a range of practices, institutions and politics that challenge the hegemony of austerity.

About the author

Marius Guderjan is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. Hugh Mackay is an Honorary Associate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University, UK. Gesa Stedman is a Professor at the Centre for British Studies at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.