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OverviewSocial democracy is clearly at a dead end, but is it actually dead? The Three Worlds of Social Democracy explores the historical and theoretical path of the social democratic parties from their inception to the present day through a series of essays by high-profile experts in the field. Looking at the international picture, the book highlights the movement’s spread to the postcolonial and post-communist countries of the Global East and South such as Eastern Europe, Latin America, India, and South Africa at the time it was considered past its prime in the West, a shift which is often ignored by mainstream analyses. However, the authors are not optimistic about its future – despite the rise of popular parties such as Greece’s Syriza, a combination of international economic stagnation combined with an overall weakening of popular left-wing movements and a terrifying rise of extreme rightist parties paints a gloomy picture for the future of social democracy. This is one of the first truly global explorations of the methods, meanings, and limits of social democracy. This book will be of lasting value to students of politics and will further the ongoing debate about the future of social democratic politics across the modern world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ingo SchmidtPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.473kg ISBN: 9780745336138ISBN 10: 0745336132 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 20 August 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews'An excellent read' -- Chartist '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 '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 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 organized, 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 '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 '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 Author InformationIngo Schmidt is academic co-ordinator of the Labour Studies Program at Athabasca University, Canada. His research focuses on international political economy and labour movements. His recent books include Reading 'Capital' Today (Pluto, 2017), The Three Worlds of Social Democracy (Pluto, 2015) and Rosa Luxemburg's Accumulation of Capital (VSA Verlag, 2013). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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