Social Democracy is on the back-foot, and increasingly centre-left political parties are struggling to win office. Bringing together a range of leading academics and experts on social democratic politics and policy, Why the left loses offers an international, comparative view of…
"This book addresses the meaning of contemporary social democracy and how the centre-left is navigating through its current identity crisis, through a series of multiple cases of social democratic and labour parties across Europe and the Anglosphere. The book examines the ideolo…
The meaning of social democracy -- The ideology of social democracy -- Ideological dilemmas -- Social democracy and policy change -- Dilemmas of political economy -- Dilemmas of welfare and social policy -- Dilemmas of immigration -- Electoral dilemmas -- Dilemmas in office -- O…
"This book addresses the meaning of contemporary social democracy and how the centre-left is navigating through its current identity crisis, through a series of multiple cases of social democratic and labour parties across Europe and the Anglosphere. The book examines the ideolo…