Hans Keman

Social Democracy (eBook, PDF)

A Comparative Account of the Left-Wing Party Family

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Social Democratic party family is a central part of political life in the West. This book focuses on this party family as well as a unique political force in the industrialised world. It provides a critical comparative survey of when, where, how and why Social Democracy developed within established capitalist democracies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351679428
• Artikelnr.: 48569501

Autorenporträt

Hans Keman is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Political Science at the VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a former editor of the European Journal of Political Research and of Acta Politica.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Understanding Social Democracy: A comparative analysis of the 'Left' in
the 'West'
2. Democratisation of the state and the emergence of Social Democracy as a
party
3. Social Democratic ideology and values: the welfare state as a project
and model
4. Party system dynamics and party competition: the electoral struggle for
political power
5. Social Democratic government participation and the use of state powers
6. The use of public powers: Social Democratic policy formation and
performance
7. Searching for a new direction: Third Ways, Europe and globalisation
8. Varieties of Social Democratisation: pathways to power and mission
performance