David Marquand è un accademico britannico i cui scritti affrontano ampiamente questioni riguardanti la politica britannica e la socialdemocrazia. Il suo lavoro approfondisce la complessa interazione tra forze sociali e strutture politiche all'interno della Gran Bretagna. Le analisi di Marquand sono caratterizzate da un'acuta attenzione all'evoluzione e alle sfide degli ideali socialdemocratici. Offre prospettive illuminanti sui meccanismi che plasmano i paesaggi politici e sociali moderni.
Marquand explores the contrast between postwar success and current failures in Europe, addressing the resurgence of ethnic communities, xenophobic populism, and the democratic deficit in EU governance. He urges a reevaluation of Europe's identity and calls for leaders to tackle issues of ethnicity and integration to forge a cohesive, democratic future.
Since 2008's financial crisis, we have heard much about the failures of bankers, regulators and politicians. David Marquand sees a wider issue: the fall of the public realm. The crisis, he argues, is one of our moral economy as much as of our political economy. Already, we are well advanced towards a near-Hobbesian state of genteel barbarism - and greed is all-pervasive. Setting out a framework for a new public philosophy founded on civic conscience and cooperation, Marquand seeks to spring the trap into which our culture has stumbled. The message is plain: we cannot continue on our present path
A new political history of modern Britain - entertaining, instructive and thought-provoking.