European integration and the crisis of social democracy/ James L. Newell.
Newell, James, author.
2022
JN30
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Title European integration and the crisis of social democracy/ James L. Newell.
Author Newell, James, author.
ISBN 9783031088223 (electronic bk.)
3031088220 (electronic bk.)
3031088212
9783031088216
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08822-3
Imprint Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-08822-3 doi
Call Number JN30
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.940905
Summary In this excellent book, Newell offers a sharp and compelling analysis shedding a critical light on the relationship between European integration and the crisis of social democracy. Arianna Giovannini, Associate Professor of Local Politics and Public Policy, De Montfort University, UK Lucidly written, and with a keen grasp of historical detail and comparative example, this is a fascinating book, essential for understanding the European lefts past and future. Luke March, Professor of Post-Soviet and Comparative Politics, University of Edinburgh, UK Admirably weaving three (red) threads Brexit; European integration; the attitudes and policies of left-wing parties Newell has written a highly commendable book. Gianfranco Pasquino, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Bologna, Italy 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. James L. Newell is former Professor of Politics at the University of Salford, UK, and currently Adjunct Professor of Politics at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy.
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Intro
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction: Brexit and a Pro-European Fight-back
Chapter 2: European Integration as a Social Democratic Project
Introduction
European Integration and Parties' Stances
Parties of the Left and the Early Years of the Integration Process
Parties of the Left and European Integration Since 1986
Conclusion
Chapter 3: The Crisis of Social Democracy: Why Is the Mainstream Left in Europe Struggling, Electorally?
Introduction
Pasokification
The Price of Success
Working-Class Decline

The Social Democratic Message
Mainstream Party Decline
Conclusion
Chapter 4: The European Union's Crisis of Legitimacy
Legitimacy Crisis and Europe
What Has Been Responsible for the Legitimacy Crisis?
The Eurozone Crisis
The Refugee Crisis
The Revived Discussion of European Integration in and Among Parties of the Left
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Social Democratic Opponents of Europe
Introduction
The Social Democratic Case for Withdrawing from the EU
The Pros and Cons of Lexit
Conclusion
Chapter 6: 'Critical Europeanism'
Introduction

Lexiteers and Critical Europeanists: A Growing Divide
Who Are the Critical Europeanists?
The Tenets of Critical Europeanism
The Assessment
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Conclusion: What's Left of the European Left?
Introduction
The Concept of 'the Left'
Critical Europeanism as a Left-Wing Project
The Future Prospects for Critical Europeanism and the Left
Conclusion
References
Index

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