{"product_id":"the-european-left-and-the-financial-crisis-9781526163691","title":"The European Left and the Financial Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe global financial crisis of 2007–8 did not offer the political and economic opportunities to the left that many thought it would. As financial institutions collapsed, traditional left-wing issues were apparently back on the agenda. However, instead of being a trigger for a resurgence of the left, in many European countries left-wing parties have suffered savage electoral defeat. At the same time, the crisis has led to austerity programmes being implemented across Europe. This book brings together essays that consider ten EU member states, including all bail-out recipients and some of the main 'donor' states, in an examination of this crucial period for the left in Europe from a number of perspectives. Comparisons are presented between the various EU member states, as well as different party families of the left, from social democracy through green left to radical left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of figures and tables                                                                                             \u003cbr\u003eNotes on contributors                                                                                                       \u003cbr\u003eGlossary and abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 The European left and the crisis: opportunity or catastrophe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Michael Holmes and Knut Roder \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 The Greek left and the crisis: the demise of PASOK and the rise of SYRIZA\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNikolaos Nikolakakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 The changing nature of the Spanish left: an uncertain balance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlos Rico Motos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 \u003ci\u003eGeringonça\u003c\/i\u003e: the Portuguese left approach to the crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCláudia Toriz Ramos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 ‘Frankfurt’s way or Labour’s way’: the Irish left and the crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 The Cypriot Left and the crisis: one step forward, two steps back \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYiannos Katsourides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 The Italian left and the crisis: the case of Matteo Renzi’s Partito Democratico\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJorge del Palacio Martín\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 The financial crisis and the curse of Latvian left parties\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarlis Bukovskis and Ilvija Bruge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 Navigating through troubled times: the left and the euro crisis in Finland\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTapio Raunio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 Take a walk on the left side: the impact of austerity politics in France\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntonella Seddone and Julien Navarro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11 In the shadow of Merkel: the German left and the crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnut Roder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 Between Scylla and Charybdis: Europe, nationalism and left politics \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Storey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 Alter-Europeanism? The left and European integration after the crisis?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Holmes and Knut Roder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041029587287,"sku":"9781526163691","price":20.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526163691.jpg?v=1750948667","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-european-left-and-the-financial-crisis-9781526163691","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}