European Integration And The Crisis Of Social Democracy

Author : James L. Newell
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031088223

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European Integration and the Crisis of Social Democracy by James L. Newell Pdf

This is a book about European integration and mainstream parties of the left, the main underlying question driving it being: Given that the communist left was fatally wounded by the collapse of the Berlin Wall; given that, since then, the terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ have not infrequently been attacked (especially by populists) as being no longer useful for making sense of politics; given that social democracy, understood as ‘national Keynesianism’ no longer appears to be viable (as reflected in its long-term electoral decline), what does it mean to be on the left in the early 21st century and what can be done to revive its fortunes? Its answer is that being on the left means embracing principles of equality and international solidarity, and that since the nation state is too small to respond effectively to climate change and the other most pressing issues of the present, no viable strategy for left-wing revival in Europe can dispense with European integration as a central element, of which European democratisation is a core component.

Author : Robert Ladrech
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1555879020

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Social Democracy and the Challenge of European Union by Robert Ladrech Pdf

He also explores what this new form of political activity means for European politics, arguing that the traditional positions of left and right may be becoming increasingly significant within the EU's evolving, transnational political culture.

Author : Nicholas Aylott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429795138

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Swedish Social Democracy and European Integration by Nicholas Aylott Pdf

First published in 1999, this volume why Europe’s arguably most successful political party, the Swedish Social Democratic Party, become so divided over European integration. Why were its grass-roots so reluctant to embrace EU membership and why did a Social Democratic government decide to stand aside from the launch of the single European currency? What connection is there between Europe and the Swedish model of political economy? While much has been written in English on Swedish Social Democracy, little of this literature has dealt with its difficulties during the 1990s and especially with its acute problems over Europe. This book fills that gap. Using original, primary data, Nicholas Aylott addresses the topic from macro and micro-political perspectives, taking account of historical, cultural, geopolitical and economic constraints, but also the interests and calculations of key individuals at critical junctures. It places the experience of Swedish Social Democracy into a broad comparative framework, drawing especially from the experiences of its Scandinavian sister parties. Up-to-date analysis of the party’s debate on EMU is included.

Author : James L. Newell
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3031088212

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European Integration and the Crisis of Social Democracy by James L. Newell Pdf

This is a book about European integration and mainstream parties of the left, the main underlying question driving it being: Given that the communist left was fatally wounded by the collapse of the Berlin Wall; given that, since then, the terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ have not infrequently been attacked (especially by populists) as being no longer useful for making sense of politics; given that social democracy, understood as ‘national Keynesianism’ no longer appears to be viable (as reflected in its long-term electoral decline), what does it mean to be on the left in the early 21st century and what can be done to revive its fortunes? Its answer is that being on the left means embracing principles of equality and international solidarity, and that since the nation state is too small to respond effectively to climate change and the other most pressing issues of the present, no viable strategy for left-wing revival in Europe can dispense with European integration as a central element, of which European democratisation is a core component.

Author : Michael Keating,David McCrone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Europe
ISBN : 0748693866

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The Crisis of Social Democracy in Europe by Michael Keating,David McCrone Pdf

This title examines the fortunes of social democracy in western and east-central Europe and the policy challenges in economic policy, labour markets, social welfare, public services European integration and decentralisation.

Author : Donald Sassoon
Publisher : Institute for Public Policy Research
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1860300405

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Social Democracy at the Heart of Europe by Donald Sassoon Pdf

Author : Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136926518

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Social Democracy and European Integration by Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos Pdf

What kind of Europe do social democratic parties prefer? What is the origin of their preferences? Are they shaped by interests, institutions or ideas? If so, how? Why do social democratic political parties respond differently to the crucial question of the future of the European Union? While many social democratic parties initially opposed European integration either in principle or because of the form it took, gradually they came to lend their full, though often critical, support to it. Despite this evolution, important differences between them have remained. This book examines the preferences of social democratic parties in Germany, France, the UK, Sweden and Greece towards European integration, in comparative perspective. Using a variety of sources, including interviews with key party officials, the contributors explore what kind of Europe these parties want, and seek to explain the formation and evolution of these preferences over time. They examine the interplay of national peculiarities and cross-national factors and their impact on preferences on European integration. In addition to highlighting the role of party leaders, they reveal that, far from being united on European integration, these parties disagree with each other in part because they have retreated – to varying degrees – from key social democratic principles. Making an important contribution to the scholarship on preference formation and the research that links the European Union with the nation state, it will be of interest to students and scholars of the EU, comparative politics and political parties.

Author : Wolfgang Merkel,Alexander Petring,Christian Henkes,Christoph Egle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134071784

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Social Democracy in Power by Wolfgang Merkel,Alexander Petring,Christian Henkes,Christoph Egle Pdf

Globalization, European integration, and social change have devaluated traditional social democratic policy instruments. This book compares and explores how social democratic governments have had to adapt and whether they have successfully managed to uphold old social democratic goals and values in the light of these challenges. This volume examines the policy measures of social democratic parties in government in a comparative framework. The authors focus on traditional social democratic goals and tools, in particular, fiscal, employment, and social policy, in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. They identify three policy patterns in social democratic governments: traditional, modernized, and liberalized social democracy and provide a comparative account of the explanatory power of the national context for policy adopted by social democratic parties. Finally, the extent to which social democratic parties have been able to use the European Union as a political space for social democratic governance and policy-making is examined. Social Democracy in Power will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, comparative politics, European studies and public policy.

Author : David J. Bailey,De Waele Jean-Michel,Vieira Mathieu,Fabien Escalona
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526107368

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European Social Democracy During the Global Economic Crisis by David J. Bailey,De Waele Jean-Michel,Vieira Mathieu,Fabien Escalona Pdf

This book makes an important contribution to the existing literature on European social democracy in the wake of the 2008 financial crash and ensuing recession. It assesses how social democratic parties have responded, at the national as well as at the European Union level. A wide range of leading political scientists provide the reader with an in-depth understanding of the prospects for social democracy in the midst of an unprecedented crisis for neoliberalism. The book draws together some of the most well-known and prestigious scholars of social democracy and social democratic parties, along with a number of impressive new scholars in the field, to present a compelling and up to date analysis of social democratic fortunes in the contemporary period. It benefits from an analysis of social democratic parties' experiences in 6 different countries - the UK, Sweden, Germany, France, Spain and Greece - along with a number of chapters on the fate of social democracy in the institutions of the EU.

Author : Theodore Pelagidis,Louka T. Katseli,John Milios
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351788397

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Welfare State and Democracy in Crisis by Theodore Pelagidis,Louka T. Katseli,John Milios Pdf

This title was first published in 2001. Investigating the consequences of restrictive austerity policies and the downsizing of the welfare state this edited collection reflects on possible ways out by analyzing economic developments, social conflicts, legal forms and the prevailing directions of economic policy. According to official figures, around 9.5 per cent of the working population of the European Union is unemployed. Fifteen million European citizens are officially looking for work. In other countries such as the US, the increasing wage inequality has marginalized large parts of the population. The precipitous rise in unemployment (mainly in Europe) and income inequality (mainly in the USA) as well as the weakening of democratic and welfare institutions in almost every developed nation have caused huge social and political problems in recent years.

Author : David J. Bailey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135268749

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The Political Economy of European Social Democracy by David J. Bailey Pdf

This book takes an in-depth look into recent developments in European social democracy. It begins by highlighting the somewhat paradoxical turn by a number of social democratic parties towards enhanced support for European integration, a move that has occurred despite the apparently ‘neoliberal’ direction of much of EU policy-output. A critical realist method is adopted, informed by both Marxist and anarchist critiques of social democratic parties, to argue that we can view this paradoxical development as resulting from the inherently unstable representation of constituents’ demands for decommodification, a process central to traditional social democratic parties. In making this argument, the book traces the transformation from ‘traditional’ to ‘new’ (or ‘third way’) social democratic parties in the UK, Sweden, France, Italy and Spain. It also outlines some of the most important developments in social democratic policy-making at the European level. The book therefore provides an in-depth, theoretically-original, analytical narrative of the key empirical developments to affect contemporary social democratic parties in recent years. In highlighting some of the contradictions inherent to both ‘traditional’ and ‘new’ social democratic parties, the book does much to suggest some of the reasons for their continued decline over the past three decades. David Bailey completed his PhD at the London School of Economics, and currently teaches at the University of Birmingham. His research focuses on social democratic parties and European integration. He has published articles in the Journal of Common Market Studies, and Comparative European Politics.

Author : Marek Loužek,Luboš Smrčka
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527564008

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The European Integration Crisis by Marek Loužek,Luboš Smrčka Pdf

European integration is not a priori positive or negative: it results from the interaction between various interests. During the past few years, however, it has been impossible to ignore increasingly strident claims that the European Union is in the midst of a crisis. According to this perspective, European institutions do not function well, democracy in the Union is flawed, eurozone problems have reached a critical point, and inward migration, which European institutions seem incapable of handling, is escalating. This book demonstrates that public choice theory can be a suitable analytical tool to examine the European integration process. It is based on the assumption that consumers, politicians and even nations are similarly concerned with their own interests (economic, political, and so on). Public choice theory enables us to ‘de-idealize’ the European integration process and see the interests of individual actors in the process more realistically. European integration does not occur because the actors are altruistic; rather, it comes about due to their rational pursuit of individual or group self-interests. European integration and other forms of globalization are not irreversible. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It remains a possibility that, after several decades of European integration, we are now entering an era of disintegration. This book will serve as a source of edification for academics, politicians, students, and experts, as well as the general public. It is designed to capture the interest of both graduate and postgraduate students of economics, political science and international relations.

Author : Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:729023851

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Social Democracy and European Integration by Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos Pdf

Author : Martin Upchurch,Graham Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317036913

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The Crisis of Social Democratic Trade Unionism in Western Europe by Martin Upchurch,Graham Taylor Pdf

There is a developing crisis of social democratic trade unionism in Western Europe; this volume outlines the crisis and examines the emerging alternatives. The authors define 'social democratic trade unionism' and its associated party-union nexus and explain how this traditional model has been threatened by social democracy's accommodation to neo-liberal restructuring and public service reform. Examining the experience of Sweden, Germany, Britain and France, the volume explores the historical rise and fall of social democratic trade unionism in each of these countries and probes the policy and practice of the European Trade Union Confederation. The authors critically examine the possibilities for a revival of social democratic unionism in terms of strategic policy and identity, offering suggestions for an alternative, radicalized political unionism. The research value of the book is highlighted by its focus on contemporary developments and its authors' intimate knowledge of the chosen countries.

Author : Simon Lightfoot
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : European Union countries
ISBN : 041534803X

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Europeanizing Social Democracy? by Simon Lightfoot Pdf

Including case studies on the role the Party of European Socialists (PES) played during the Amsterdam and Nice Treaty negotiations, this book assesses how successful the PES has been in the development of a real European socialist party.