Radical left parties in Europe / Luke March.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

March, Luke.

Series:

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy ; 14.

Routledge studies in extremism and democracy ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Europe.

Political parties.

Right and left (Political science).

Radicalism.

Europe.

Radicalism--Europe.

Right and left (Political science)--Europe.

Communist parties--Europe.

Communist parties.

Socialist parties--Europe.

Socialist parties.

Physical Description:

xiii, 259 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

Part of a series on the interaction between extremism and democratic principles and process, this volume on contemporary party politics examines the current state and electoral prospects of radical leftist parties in Europe. The volume discusses topics such as the state of communist parties in the post Soviet era, differences in communist fortunes in eastern and western Europe, populism and socialism, new party internationalism, and trends among radical parties to come closer to the electoral center. March is a professor of political science at the University of Edinburgh. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

From communist crisis to post-Communist mutation

The west European communists: perpetual crisis?

The fall and (partial) rise of the Eastern European communists

Modern democratic socialists or old-style social democrats?

Left-wing populism: populist socialists and social populists

Transnational party organizations: towards a new international?

Parties and the wider movement

Explaining electoral success and failure (with Charlotte Rommerskirchen)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415425605

0415425603

9780203154878

0203154878

OCLC:

729721257