The transformation of European social democracy

"This book explains the contrasting strategies and their electoral fortunes of social democratic parties in the major European democracies in the 1970s and 1980s. Going beyond approaches that focus on the influence of class structure and political economic institutions, The Transformation of Eu...

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Main Author: Kitschelt, Herbert
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Cambridge 1994
Cambridge University Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19305884124911230669-The-transformation-of-european.htm
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description "This book explains the contrasting strategies and their electoral fortunes of social democratic parties in the major European democracies in the 1970s and 1980s. Going beyond approaches that focus on the influence of class structure and political economic institutions, The Transformation of European Social Democracy analyses the party's competitive situation in the electoral arena, the constraints and opportunities of party organisation, and the role of ideological legacies to explain the strategic choices social democratic parties have made and the electoral results they have achieved. Far from being doomed to decline, social democracy's success depends on its ability to transform its political message and to construct new electoral coalitions."
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physical XVII, 365 p.
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publishDate 1994
publisher Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
spellingShingle Kitschelt, Herbert
political system
electoral system
welfare state
political party
history
The transformation of European social democracy
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title The transformation of European social democracy
topic political system
electoral system
welfare state
political party
history
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19305884124911230669-The-transformation-of-european.htm