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The first global study of social democracy - authored by a wide range of leading thinkers from around the world

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'Under the editorship of one of the most informed and profound analysts of contemporary social democratic parties and policies, this book's remarkably broad and up-to-date comparative coverage and analysis by an impressive range of authors makes an enormous contribution to understanding the contemporary political conjuncture' -- Leo Panitch, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Political Science, York University and co-editor, The Socialist Register
'Timely, focused and extremely well organised, this volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the state of social democracy worldwide ... drawing out the diversity of its concrete manifestations in a series of rich case studies' -- Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, University of Nottingham

'An excellent read'

-- Chartist

Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Social Democracy and Uneven Development – Theoretical Reflections on the Three Worlds of Social Democracy - Ingo Schmidt
Part I: Heartlands
2. France: Who Wants to Be a Social Democrat? - Fabien Escalona
3. Social Democracy in Norway - Knut Kjeldstadli and Idar Helle
4. British Social Democracy without the Labour Movement, 1997-2015 - Max Crook
Part II: Peripheries
5. Till Death Do Us Apart? Kirchnerism, Neodevelopmentalism and the Struggle for Hegemony in Argentina, 2003-15 - Mariano Féliz
6. Whither Social Democracy in Chile? - Ximena de la Barra Mac Donald
7. Does Social Democracy Hold up Half the Sky? The Decline of PASOK and the Rise of SYRIZA in Greece - John Milios
8. Social Democracy in Romania - Lucian Vesalon
9. Slovenian Social Democracy: Long March Towards Irrelevance - Anej Korsika
Part III: Regional Powers
10. The Workers' Party in Brazilian Governments: From Left Neoliberalism to Left Austerity - Jörg Nowak
11. Politics of Social Democracy in a Communist-Ruled State in India - Arup Kumar Sen
12. South Africa’s Pseudo Social Democracy: Tokenistic Nuances within Neoliberal Nationalism - Patrick Bond
13. Conclusion: Limits to Social Democracy, Populist Moments and Left Alternatives - Ingo Schmidt
Notes on Contributors
Index

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/08/2016
      ISBN13: 9780745336084, 978-0745336084
      ISBN10: 0745336086

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first global study of social democracy - authored by a wide range of leading thinkers from around the world

      Trade Review
      'Under the editorship of one of the most informed and profound analysts of contemporary social democratic parties and policies, this book's remarkably broad and up-to-date comparative coverage and analysis by an impressive range of authors makes an enormous contribution to understanding the contemporary political conjuncture' -- Leo Panitch, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Political Science, York University and co-editor, The Socialist Register
      'Timely, focused and extremely well organised, this volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the state of social democracy worldwide ... drawing out the diversity of its concrete manifestations in a series of rich case studies' -- Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, University of Nottingham

      'An excellent read'

      -- Chartist

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction: Social Democracy and Uneven Development – Theoretical Reflections on the Three Worlds of Social Democracy - Ingo Schmidt
      Part I: Heartlands
      2. France: Who Wants to Be a Social Democrat? - Fabien Escalona
      3. Social Democracy in Norway - Knut Kjeldstadli and Idar Helle
      4. British Social Democracy without the Labour Movement, 1997-2015 - Max Crook
      Part II: Peripheries
      5. Till Death Do Us Apart? Kirchnerism, Neodevelopmentalism and the Struggle for Hegemony in Argentina, 2003-15 - Mariano Féliz
      6. Whither Social Democracy in Chile? - Ximena de la Barra Mac Donald
      7. Does Social Democracy Hold up Half the Sky? The Decline of PASOK and the Rise of SYRIZA in Greece - John Milios
      8. Social Democracy in Romania - Lucian Vesalon
      9. Slovenian Social Democracy: Long March Towards Irrelevance - Anej Korsika
      Part III: Regional Powers
      10. The Workers' Party in Brazilian Governments: From Left Neoliberalism to Left Austerity - Jörg Nowak
      11. Politics of Social Democracy in a Communist-Ruled State in India - Arup Kumar Sen
      12. South Africa’s Pseudo Social Democracy: Tokenistic Nuances within Neoliberal Nationalism - Patrick Bond
      13. Conclusion: Limits to Social Democracy, Populist Moments and Left Alternatives - Ingo Schmidt
      Notes on Contributors
      Index

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