History A-Level
Political modernisation
What Political modernisation means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Political modernisation
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The realignment of the Labour Party under Kinnock, Smith and Blair, transforming it from an unelectable socialist faction into the centrist 'New Labour' election machine.
Topics that use Political modernisation
- 2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 – Towards a new Consensus, 1987–1997 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Black Wednesday
- Electoral strategy
- Ideological shifts
- Party leadership
- Approach to Northern Ireland
- Conservative divisions
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