The Death of Social Democracy: Political Consequences in the 21st Century by Ash

Description: The Death of Social Democracy by Ashley Lavelle Arguing that social democracy cannot be resurrected, this book examines how the decline of social democracy has increased popularity of minor parties and independents. It explores the reasons for social democratic membership and electoral decline. It is suitable for scholars engaged in social democracy and the broader themes of world politics. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Whereas many writers and scholars interested in the field of social democracy have focused on factors such as the role of economic globalization and electoral pressures, Ashley Lavelle explores the importance of the collapse of the post-war economic boom and lower growth rates since then. He examines how these pressures have led social democrats to embrace neo-liberal policies and become threatened by minor parties and independent politicians. Providing an original argument about the decline of social democracy, the author investigates how its decline has increased the popularity of minor parties and independents, along with the reasons for social democratic membership and electoral decline. This is an important book for scholars of social democracy and the broader themes of world politics, political parties, social movements and globalization. Author Biography Dr Ashley Lavelle is a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University, Australia. Table of Contents Contents: Preface; Introduction: the social democratic malaise. Part 1 The Death of Social Democracy and its Political Consequences: Social democracy and neo-liberalism; Explaining the death of social democracy; Political consequences of the death of social democracy. Part 2 The Death of Social Democracy in Australia: The light on the hill extinguished; Political consequences: a green altenative to social democracy? Part 3 The Death of Social Democracy in Britain: New Labour, not Labour; Political consequences: a fragmenting base. Part 4 The Death of Social Democracy in Germany: Rescuing Standort Deutschland; Political consequences: the 1930s in slow motion. Part 5 The Death of Social Democracy in Sweden: The decline of the Swedish model; Political consequences: the SAP loses its invincibility; Conclusions; Bibliography; Indexes. Review Lavelle retraces the steps of social democracys embracing of neoliberalism and provides a detailed and passionate account of its transformation. The argument developed in this comparative study is straightforward, coherent, and empirically sound. It is also innovative and bound to cause controversy. This excellent book is one of the most remarkable recent studies on contemporary Social Democracy and a genuine contribution to the understanding of modern politics. Gerassimos Moschonas, Panteion University of Athens, Greece, and Free University of Brussels, Belgium Long Description Lavelle provides an original argument about the death of social democracy. He argues that the political-economic context of the 21st Century means that social democratic projects cannot be revived as a result of the pressures of economic decline since the end of the post-war boom, globalization, European integration and ideological developments in favour of the free market. These pressures have led social democrats to embrace neo-liberal policies and become threatened by minor parties and Independent politicians.This provocative study:argues that social democracy cannot be resurrectedexamines how the decline of social democracy has increased popularity of minor parties and Independentsexplores the reasons for social democratic membership and electoral declineAn important book for scholars engaged in the future of social democracy and the broader themes of world politics, political parties, social movements and globalization. Details ISBN0754670147 Author Ashley Lavelle Year 2008 ISBN-10 0754670147 ISBN-13 9780754670148 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2008-06-16 Subtitle Political Consequences in the 21st Century Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 320.531 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Pages 234 Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title The Death of Social Democracy Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780754670148 AU Release Date 2008-06-16 NZ Release Date 2008-06-16 UK Release Date 2008-06-16 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134441396;

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