| Europe's Left in the Crisis |
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Edited by Sunder Katwala and Ernst Stetter Across Europe, the austerity agenda of the right is in the ascendancy. The left finds itself in a triple crisis - losing heavily in elections in most countries, needing a new political economy after the financial crash, and struggling to secure public legitimacy for the international and EU cooperation needed to address major global issues. This collection rejects pessimism about the left’s future. The financial crisis showed the limits of a minimal state agenda, while the left’s values and institutions remain the terrain for key arguments, as centre-right parties lay claim to the language of social democracy to compete for popular support.
The future of social democracy can not be created in one country alone – and the need for a generational shift in ideas for Europe’s centre-left is now a common theme for parties across the continent. This FEPS/Fabian Society book – edited by Sunder Katwala and Ernst Stetter – sees Jessica Asato, David Coats, Caroline Gennez, Alfred Gusenbauer and Roger Liddle contribute to this search for the ‘Next Left’. Read details of exclusive YouGov polling conducted for the pamphlet and reported in the Observer. Read a report of the launch seminar, led by Stewart Wood. There is also a report of this event in the Daily Telegraph. Receive a free copy of 'Europe's Left in the Crisis' if you join the Fabian Society. Individual copies of this Fabian special edition are available for £9.95, plus £1 postage and packing. Telephone the Fabian Society bookshop on 020 7227 4900, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or send a cheque payable to 'The Fabian Society' to 11 Dartmouth Street, London, SW1H 9BN. |
Europe's Left in the Crisis: How the next left can respond
