Transitions in Social Democracy
Cultural and Ideological Problems of the Golden Age
Published on 28. February 2007
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-7190-7467-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume, written by some of the most well-respected scholars in the field, assesses the legacies of social democracy and maps out its future prospects in view of the challenges of affluence, postmodernity, the decline or retrenchment of organised labour movements and the claimed ideological hegemony of neo-liberalism. The book has been conceived in the belief that it is only on an international scale, and by making use of comparative methodologies, that the past achievements and limitations of European social democracy can properly be evaluated and its future world prospects clearly understood.
Starting from a European perspective, but mindful of the US experience, the essays examine developments throughout the twentieth century, particularly the golden age and those current challenges to social democracy (consumerism, indifference to politics, class decay, voter de-alignment, affluence and privatisation) which can be traced to that period.
The book is accessible not only to students and scholars but also to the general reader interested in contemporary European history and politics. -- .
Starting from a European perspective, but mindful of the US experience, the essays examine developments throughout the twentieth century, particularly the golden age and those current challenges to social democracy (consumerism, indifference to politics, class decay, voter de-alignment, affluence and privatisation) which can be traced to that period.
The book is accessible not only to students and scholars but also to the general reader interested in contemporary European history and politics. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-7467-7 (9780719074677)
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Persons
John Callaghan is Professor of Politics at the University of Wolverhampton. Ilaria Favretto is Professor of European Contemporary History at Kingston University -- .
Content
Introduction - John Callaghan and Ilaria Favretto
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY: AN OVERVIEW
1. Socialism in the twentieth century: a historical reflection - Donald Sassoon
2. A case of lost identity? a long view on social democracy worldwide - Marcel van der Linden
3. Missing in action: the New Deal legacy in American politics - Norman Birnbaum
4. Writing the comparative history of social democracy: a comparative look at Britain and Germany - Stefan Berger
SHAPING THE POST-WAR 'SOCIAL COMPROMISE'
5. Social democracy and class conflict in twentieth century Europe - Nina Fishman
6. Social democracy in post-war East Germany - Gareth Pritchard
7. Social democracy at the turn of the 1960s - Paolo Pombeni
8. Between growth and security: social democracy from the strong society to the third way - Jenny Andersson
PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY: IN THE GOLDEN AGE
9. The British Labour party and 'participation' in the 1960s - Steven Fielding
10. Arts and crafts: social democracy's cultural resources and repertoire in 1960s Britain - Lawrence Black
11. Resisting the 'pervasiveness of capitalist ideals'?: the Italian left and the challenge of 'affluent society' since 1945 - Ilaria Favretto
12. Old social democracy, New social movements and programmatic renewal 1968-2000 - John Callaghan
13. The meanings of 'social democracy'. The British and West German protests against nuclear weapons, 1957-64 - Holger Nehring
CONCLUSION -- .
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY: AN OVERVIEW
1. Socialism in the twentieth century: a historical reflection - Donald Sassoon
2. A case of lost identity? a long view on social democracy worldwide - Marcel van der Linden
3. Missing in action: the New Deal legacy in American politics - Norman Birnbaum
4. Writing the comparative history of social democracy: a comparative look at Britain and Germany - Stefan Berger
SHAPING THE POST-WAR 'SOCIAL COMPROMISE'
5. Social democracy and class conflict in twentieth century Europe - Nina Fishman
6. Social democracy in post-war East Germany - Gareth Pritchard
7. Social democracy at the turn of the 1960s - Paolo Pombeni
8. Between growth and security: social democracy from the strong society to the third way - Jenny Andersson
PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY: IN THE GOLDEN AGE
9. The British Labour party and 'participation' in the 1960s - Steven Fielding
10. Arts and crafts: social democracy's cultural resources and repertoire in 1960s Britain - Lawrence Black
11. Resisting the 'pervasiveness of capitalist ideals'?: the Italian left and the challenge of 'affluent society' since 1945 - Ilaria Favretto
12. Old social democracy, New social movements and programmatic renewal 1968-2000 - John Callaghan
13. The meanings of 'social democracy'. The British and West German protests against nuclear weapons, 1957-64 - Holger Nehring
CONCLUSION -- .