What's Left of the Left - Democrats and Social Democrats in Challenging Times (Paperback)

In "What's Left of the Left," distinguished scholars of European and U.S. politics consider how center-left political parties have fared since the 1970s. They explore the left's responses to the end of the postwar economic boom, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the erosion of traditional party politics, the expansion of market globalization, and the shift to a knowledge-based economy. Their comparative studies of center-left politics in Scandinavia, France, Germany, southern Europe, post-Cold War Central and Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States emphasize differences in the goals of left political parties and in the political, economic, and demographic contexts in which they operate. The contributors identify and investigate the more successful center-left initiatives, scrutinizing how some conditions facilitated them, while others blocked their emergence or limited their efficacy. In the contemporary era of slow growth, tight budgets, and rapid technological change, the center-left faces pressing policy concerns, including immigration, the growing population of the working poor, and the fate of the European Union. This collection suggests that such matters present the left with daunting but by no means insurmountable challenges.

Contributors
Sheri Berman
James Cronin
Jean-Michel de Waele
Arthur Goldhammer
Christopher Howard
Jane Jenson
Gerassimos Moschonas
Sofia Perez
Jonas Pontusson
George Ross
James Shoch
Sorina Soare
Ruy Teixeira

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	August 2011
Editors:	James E. Cronin • George, W. Ross • James Shoch
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-5079-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies Promotions
LSN:	0-8223-5079-3
Barcode:	9780822350798

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