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Why the Left Loses

by Rob Manwaring, Paul Kennedy

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 the changing political landscape, examining the degree to which the centre-left project is exhausted and is able to renew its message in a neo-liberal age.

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Publisher Description

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 the changing political landscape, examining the degree to which the centre-left project is exhausted and is able to renew its message in a neo-liberal age.

Author Biography

Dr Rob Manwaring is a senior lecturer at Flinders University, in South Australia. He researches into the areas of labour and social democratic politics, comparative politics, political parties, and democracy.Dr Paul Kennedy is Lecturer in Spanish and European Studies at the University of Bath. He is the author of The Spanish Socialist Party and the modernisation of Spain (Manchester University Press: 2013) and is co-author, with David Cutts, of Podemos and the Art of the Possible (Manchester University Press: forthcoming 2018).

Table of Contents

Foreword ~ Sheri BermanWhy the left loses: understanding the comparative decline of the centre-left ~ Rob Manwaring and Paul KennedyPart 1: The centre-left in the AnglosphereThe case of the British Labour Party: back to the wilderness ~ Rob Manwaring and Matt BeechElectoral competition in Canada among centre-left parties: liberals versus social democracts ~ David McGraneThe 'soft target' of Labour in New Zealand ~ Grant DuncanAustralian social democracy: capitalist constraints and the challenges of equality ~ Carol JohnsonExit left: the case of Australian state Labor ~ Rob ManwaringPart 2: The centre-left in Western EuropeGermany: little hope in times of crisis ~ Uwe JunThe Swedish Social Democrats and the 'new Swedish model': playing a losing game ~ Claes Belfrage and Mikko KuismaBetween a rock and a hard place in Spain: the PSOE ~ Paul KennedyThe French Parti socialiste (2010-16): from office to crisis ~ Sophie Di Francesco-MayotPart 3: Conclusion: Why the left losesThe end of revisionism? ~ Chris PiersonSocial democracy and the populist challenge ~ René CuperusThe dilemmas of social democracy ~ Paul Kennedy and Rob Manwaring

Review

"This case-study methodology edifyingly delves into the specific political and policy histories in each country." Law and Culture (Alternative Law Journal)
"This lucid and timely collection of essays deserves to be read by all those with a scholarly or political interest in the fate of social democracy." Patrick Diamond, Queen Mary University of London

Long Description

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 the changing political landscape, examining the degree to which the centre-left project is exhausted and is able to renew its message in a neo-liberal age.

Review Quote

"This case-study methodology edifyingly delves into the specific political and policy histories in each country."

Feature

Publishing rationale* This book will be an excellent addition to the politics list as it is on a topic of considerable interest an importance at the moment * It is an excellent fit with the wider PP list* The book is international in focus and has a coherent framework as an edited collection * The editors both have strong publishing backgrounds and are well respected Unique selling point: Why the Left Loses is the only volume which systematically addresses the plight of the centre-left with a collection of up-to-date cases that have not been considered elsewhere. The book take an innovative comparative case study approach, which will enable a more meaningful comparison than other, older works in this field of research.

Details ISBN1447332660 Pages 240 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1447332660 ISBN-13 9781447332664 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-11-01 Imprint Policy Press Subtitle The Decline of the Centre-Left in Comparative Perspective Place of Publication Bristol Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Paul Kennedy DEWEY 320.5 Short Title Why the Left Loses Language English Author Paul Kennedy NZ Release Date 2017-11-01 UK Release Date 2017-11-01 Publisher Bristol University Press Illustrations 6 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9781447332688 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2017-10-31

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