The rise of Podemos in Spain is part of a wave of European left
political initiatives that are putting forward new ideas for change
and innovative ways of thinking about politics. The traditional
left in Europe has been in difficulties for some time now: the
communist tradition is a shadow of its former self, while social
democracy seems unable to meet the challenge of the financial
crisis. The thinkers and activists of Podemos have been at the
forefront of rethinking based on moving away from orthodoxies,
bringing new hope to the left.In this book Inigo Errejo n of
Podemos and political theorist Chantal Mouffe discuss the emergence
of these new movements, and in particular of Podemos. They
critically engage with both the older traditions and the newly
emerging parties and movements. They explore new ways of creating
collective identities, and building majorities, while also
reflecting on the major political challenges facing the left. The
conversation between them is an intervention from two people who
are ideally placed to draw on the seminal earlier theoretical work
of Mouffe with Ernesto Laclau, and to link it directly into the
practice of the new politics.This book is therefore important
reading for those interested in the state of the contemporary
European left in general, and specifically in the strategic issues
facing Podemos in Spain. It makes an essential contribution towards
the creation of a new left politics.
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