Social Democratic Parties in the European Union

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introduction: European Social Democracy in Situ

   • Philippe Marlière

   Pages 1-15

3. The Social Democratic Party of Austria

   • Kurt Richard Luther

   Pages 16-29

4. The Belgian Socialist Party

   • Pascal Delwit

   Pages 30-42

5. The Danish Social Democratic Party

   • Lars Bille

   Pages 43-55

6. The Finnish Social Democratic Party

   • Jan Sundberg

   Pages 56-63

7. The French Socialist Party

   • Robert Ladrech, Philippe Marlière

   Pages 64-78

8. The German Social Democratic Party

   • Johan Jeroen De Deken

   Pages 79-94

9. The British Labour Party

   • Paul Webb

   Pages 95-109

10. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement

    • Gerassimos Moschonas

    Pages 110-122

11. The Irish Labour Party

    • Michael Holmes

    Pages 123-132

12. The Italian Democrats of the Left

    • Stefano Guzzini

    Pages 133-147

13. The Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party

    • John Fitzmaurice

    Pages 148-154

14. The Dutch Labour Party

    • Kees van Kersbergen

    Pages 155-165

15. The Portuguese Socialist Party

    • José Magone

    Pages 166-175

16. The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party

    • Paul Kennedy

    Pages 176-188

17. The Swedish Social Democratic Party

    • Nicholas Aylott

    Pages 189-203

18. The Party of European Socialists

    • Simon Hix

    Pages 204-217

19. Postscript: Social Democratic Parties and the European Union

    • Robert Ladrech

    Pages 218-222

20. Back Matter

    Pages 223-234

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This book offers a concise and accessible coverage of the historical background, the organization and policies of the fifteen social democratic parties in the European Union with a focus on the 1945-1990s period. It combines an updated study of the evolution of each party's ideology, sociology and policies, with attention also to the impact of European integration on the fortunes of social democratic forces. The book can be used as a reference text by academics, students and political practitioners and contains contact details and important reference information for each party.

• Austria
• democracy
• desegregation
• Europe
• European Integration
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• history
• socialism

'An excellent study, part reference book, part analytical study which gives a panoramic view of the state of Social Democracy in Europe, its national paradigms, its transnational efforts, and European challenges. While presenting the information in an accessible format, the authors demonstrate their own awareness of the theoretical issues involved in both comparative politics and integration theory, as well as gathering together information which is often difficult to come by and disparate. This volume could set a trend in books of this kind, dealing with Christian Democracy, Liberalism, and so on.' - John Gaffney, Professor of French and European Politics French Studies, Keele University

'A highly useful compendium on the development and performance of European social democratic parties at the end of the millennium written by a team of political scientists who are experts on the parties. What is particularly attractive is that all authors address an identical set of issues, such as the development of party membership and organization. This permits readers to compare parties across countries and let their theoretical imagination be stimulated by differences and similarities among the various parties' trajectories of change.' - Herbert Kitschelt, Department of Political Science, Duke University, Durham

'This is a highly commendable book that fills an obvious gap in the literature...a timely, extensive and accessible overview of the EU's most important party family.' - Alisatir Cole, Party Politics

• University of Keele, Staffordshire, England

  Robert Ladrech

• University College, London

  Philippe Marlière

NICHOLAS AYLOTT Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, UK. LARS BILLE Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen PASCAL DELWIT Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Brussels (ULB) JOHN FITZMAURICE teaches at the University of Brussels (ULB) STEFANO GUZZINI Assistant Professor in International Relations at the Central European University, Budapest College SIMON HIX Lecturer in EU Politics and Policy in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science MICHAEL HOLMES Lecturer in European Studies in University College Cork and a Visiting Lecturer at the Centre for Peace Studies in Dublin PAUL KENNEDY Lecturer in Iberian Studies at the Department of European Studies. Loughborough University KURT RICHARD LUTHER Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, UK JOSÉ MAGONE Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Hull, UK GERASSIMOS MOSCHONAS Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science and History at Pantheion University, Athens JAN SUNDBERG holds the Swedish chair in Political Science at the University of Helsinki KEES VAN KERSBERGEN Professor of National Political Systems and Dutch Politics at the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands PAUL WEBB Senior Lecturer in Government at Brunel University

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