Left populism in Europe : lessons from Jeremy Corbyn to Podemos / Marina Prentoulis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prentoulis, Marina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--Europe.

Socialism.

Populism.

Europe.

Populism--Europe.

Europe--Politics and government--21st century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 184 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2021.

Summary:

This book evaluates the transformational process of left populism across grassroots, national and European levels and asks what we can do to harness the power of broad-based, popular left politics. While the right is using populist rhetoric to great effect, the left's attempts have been much less successful. Syriza in Greece and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party in Britain have both failed to introduce socialism in their countries, whereas Podemos is now in government with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Bringing a wealth of experience in political organising, Marina Prentoulis argues that left populism is a political logic that brings together isolated demands against a common enemy. She looks at how egalitarian pluralism could transform economic and political institutions in a radical, democratic direction. But each party does this differently, and the key to understanding where to go from here lies in a serious analysis of the roots of each movement's base, the forms of party organisation, and the particular national contexts. Avoiding reductive terms like 'pasokification', she asks whether these parties can deliver a more radical vision. This book is a clear and holistic approach to left populism that will inform anyone wanting to understand and move forward positively in a bleak time for the left in Europe.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Politics of Left Populism after the Global Financial Crisis

2. Grassroots Resistance, Austerity and the `Populist Moment'

3. Creating a Party for the Twenty-First Century: New Parties, New Structures?

4. Left Populism at Elections: Rhetoric and Programmes

5. The Institutionalisation of the Populist Promise

6. Europe and Its' Peoples': Negotiating Sovereignty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780745337647

0745337643

9780745337630

0745337635

OCLC:

1242827403