Rethinking Social Democracy in Western Europe

by Richard Gillespie (Editor), William E. Paterson (Editor)

Overview

First published in 1993. This title is the product of a conference designed to throw light on some central questions about the phase of programmatic renewal from the 1950s to the then-present-day. The evidence presented in this volume pursues to demonstrate the existence of a European 'wave' of social democratic programmatic renewal effort during the 1980s, the sweep of which, the author argues, being broader than the previous renewal wave in the 1950s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714645254
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/1993
Series:	Democracy in Europe
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Gillespie is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Warwick. Dr Gillespie has written on Spain's external relations, with special reference to Europe and the Mediterranean. William E. Paterson is Salvesen Professor of European Institutions and Director of the Europa Institute, University of Edinburgh. He is co-editor of the journal German Politics.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Reprogramming Democratic Socialism, William E. Paterson; Chapter 2 The Politics of Programmatic Renewal: Postwar Experiences in Britain and Germany, Cavanagh Carl Hodge; Chapter 3 The German Social Democrats; A Redefinition of Social Democracy or Bad Godesberg Mark II?, Stephen Padgett; Chapter 4 The Swedish Social Democrats and the Legacy of Continuous Reform: Asset or Dilemma?, Diane Sainsbury; Chapter 5 The Norwegian Labour Party: ‘En Attendant l’Europe’, Knut Heidar; Chapter 6 ‘Programa 2000’: The Appearance and Reality of Socialist Renewal in Spain, Richard Gillespie; Chapter 7 Reconstructing Dutch Social Democracy, Steven B. Wolinetz; Chapter 8 Towards Renewal? The British Labour Party’s Policy Review, Eric Shaw; Chapter 9 Trade Unions and the Politics of Social Democratic Renewal, Andrew J. Taylor; Chapter 10 Programmatic Renewal, and Much More: From the PCI to the PDS, Gianfranco Pasquino; Chapter 11 A Programme for Social Democratic Revival?, Richard Gillespie;

Editorial Reviews

A dozen articles examine recent internal reforms in social democratic parties in western Europe. Among the topics are the politics of programmatic renewal in Britain and Germany, redefining social democracy in Germany, the Norwegian labor party, the role of trade unions, and events in Spain and the Netherlands. Distributed in the US by International Specialized Books Services. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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