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Book SynopsisWhere does the left go from here?
Trade Review‘Rigorously reflecting on the choreography of contemporary left-wing experiments flirting with left populism in crisis-ridden Europe, Prentoulis offers a challenging first assessment of its political advances, limitations and potential for left strategy’
-- Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
‘An outstanding contribution to understand the shortcomings and yet potentials of the left populist experience … explains what left populism modestly achieved but also points very convincingly to what it has to do in the future to promote the values of equality, social justice and internationalism’
-- Óscar García Agustín, Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark
‘An important, timely appraisal of the European left, one that will inform and inspire activists’
-- Manuel Cortes, General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)
‘It’s been a dramatic decade for left-wing political projects in Greece, Spain, and the UK. Through personal experience, a wealth of interviews and analysis, Prentoulis pulls together an assessment which is vital for anyone who wants to understand the post-crash upsurge of radical politics in Europe’
-- Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice Now
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction: Why Left Populism?
1. The Politics of Left Populism after the Global Financial Crisis
2. Grassroots Resistance, Austerity and the ‘Populist Moment’
3. Creating a Party for the Twenty-First Century: New Parties, New Structures?
4. Left Populism at Elections: Rhetoric and Programmes
5. The Institutionalisation of the Populist Promise
6. Europe and Its ‘Peoples’: Negotiating Sovereignty
Conclusion: Where We Are Today with Left Populism
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