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OverviewSocial democratic parties and the system of social democracy are a central part of political life in the West. This book focuses on social democracy as a party and a broad movement as well as a unique political force in the industrialised world. It provides a critical comparative survey of when, where, how and why social democracy developed within established capitalist democracies. It explains the electoral successes and failures of social democratic parties, the influence of the party system and the nature of competition and co-operation between parties. It also examines the ideological tensions within social democratic parties between socialists and reformists. It features a broad range of case studies including Australia, Austria Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom as well as comparisons with the United States, Canada and Japan. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hans Keman (Vrije University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780415574075ISBN 10: 0415574072 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 07 June 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Understanding Social Democracy: A comparative analysis of the ‘Left’ in the ‘West’ 2. Democratisation of the state and the emergence of Social Democracy as a party 3. Social Democratic ideology and values: the welfare state as a project and model 4. Party system dynamics and party competition: the electoral struggle for political power 5. Social Democratic government participation and the use of state powers 6. The use of public powers: Social Democratic policy formation and performance 7. Searching for a new direction: Third Ways, Europe and globalisation 8. Varieties of Social Democratisation: pathways to power and mission performanceReviews'In this wide-ranging and thoughtful book, Hans Keman exploits an unrivalled knowledge of social democratic parties in 21 countries and their history to explain why this party family is in trouble. It is required reading for those who, like the author, really care about the answer.' - Chris Pierson, University of Nottingham, UK 'This book is a wise and deeply grounded analysis of the development of social democracy from its origins to the present. Hans Keman is a master at combining historical and statistical analysis, and in this book he draws on decades of research to make an immensely ambitious, wide-ranging, and valuable contribution to our understanding of social democracy.' - Gary Marks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA 'This is an impressive and encompassing collection of profound applications of all the relevant methods in comparative politics in particular analyzing Social Democracy. This book resembles many of the most prominent European scholars in the field during the last three decades. A must read for each ambitious student in comparative politics and beyond.' - Wolfgang Merkel, Humboldt University and Science Center Berlin, Germany 'For long a favoured research topic Social Democracy has been comparatively neglected in the last two decades. This masterwork by the doyen of scholars of Social Democracy fills that gap by providing a convincing systematic explanation of the rise and decline of the family of Social Democratic parties. Keman's book demonstrates that this development and a further decline would have far reaching implications.' - William Paterson OBE FRSE, Birmingham University, UK 'Grounded in his career-long rigorous research on why and how social democratic parties differ in their organization, policies and performance, Hans Keman has written the most informative and challenging account of social democracy available. By carefully tracing and comparing the histories of the parties, Keman brilliantly exposes their main achievements, mistakes, successes and failures.' - Kees van Kersbergen, Aarhus University, Denmark 'In this wide-ranging and thoughtful book, Hans Keman exploits an unrivalled knowledge of Social Democratic parties in 21 countries and their history to explain why this party family is in trouble. It is required reading for those who, like the author, really care about the answer.' - Chris Pierson, University of Nottingham, UK 'This book is a wise and deeply grounded analysis of the development of social democracy from its origins to the present. Hans Keman is a master at combining historical and statistical analysis, and in this book he draws on decades of research to make an immensely ambitious, wide-ranging and valuable contribution to our understanding of Social Democracy.' - Gary Marks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA 'This is an impressive and encompassing collection of profound applications of all the relevant methods in comparative politics in particular analyzing Social Democracy. This book resembles many of the most prominent European scholars in the field during the last three decades. A must read for each ambitious student in comparative politics and beyond.' - Wolfgang Merkel, Humboldt University and Science Center Berlin, Germany 'For long a favoured research topic, Social Democracy has been comparatively neglected in the last two decades. This masterwork by the doyen of scholars of Social Democracy fills that gap by providing a convincing systematic explanation of the rise and decline of the family of Social Democratic parties. Keman's book demonstrates that this development and a further decline would have far reaching implications.' - William Paterson, OBE, FRSE, Birmingham University, UK 'Grounded in his career-long rigorous research on why and how Social Democratic parties differ in their organization, policies and performance, Hans Keman has written the most informative and challenging account of Social Democracy available. By carefully tracing and comparing the histories of the parties, Keman brilliantly exposes their main achievements, mistakes, successes and failures.' - Kees van Kersbergen, Aarhus University, Denmark `In this wide-ranging and thoughtful book, Hans Keman exploits an unrivalled knowledge of Social Democratic parties in 21 countries and their history to explain why this party family is in trouble. It is required reading for those who, like the author, really care about the answer.' - Chris Pierson, University of Nottingham, UK `This book is a wise and deeply grounded analysis of the development of Social Democracy from its origins to the present. Hans Keman is a master at combining historical and statistical analysis, and in this book he draws on decades of research to make an immensely ambitious, wide-ranging and valuable contribution to our understanding of Social Democracy.' - Gary Marks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA `This is an impressive and encompassing collection of profound applications of all the relevant methods in comparative politics, in particular analyzing Social Democracy. This book resembles many of the most prominent European scholars in the field during the last three decades. A must read for each ambitious student in comparative politics and beyond.' - Wolfgang Merkel, Humboldt University and Science Center Berlin, Germany `For long a favoured research topic, Social Democracy has been comparatively neglected in the last two decades. This masterwork by the doyen of scholars of Social Democracy fills that gap by providing a convincing systematic explanation of the rise and decline of the family of Social Democratic parties. Keman's book demonstrates that this development and a further decline would have far reaching implications.' - William Paterson, OBE, FRSE, Birmingham University, UK `Grounded in his career-long rigorous research on why and how Social Democratic parties differ in their organization, policies and performance, Hans Keman has written the most informative and challenging account of Social Democracy available. By carefully tracing and comparing the histories of the parties, Keman brilliantly exposes their main achievements, mistakes, successes and failures.' - Kees van Kersbergen, Aarhus University, Denmark Author InformationHans Keman is Professor of Comparative Political Science, VU University Amsterdam (Netherlands). He is a former editor of the European Journal of Political Research and the current editor of Acta Politica. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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