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The Tragedy of Social Democracy
The Tragedy of Social Democracy is about the rise, fall and future of social democracy as a politico-ideological force, a force that was believed would democratically transform capitalism into socialism. Instead of democratizing capitalism, social democracy was itself liberalized by capitalism. Why has social democracy gravitated into the magnetic field of neoliberalism? Who can be blamed for such a tragedy? Can social democracy reverse its political and ideological eclipse? Numerous books and articles have been written on social democracy, and its political viability has continued to be the subject of debate among left-wing intellectuals. In The Tragedy of Social Democracy, Srivan Karimi sheds light on the innate structural vulnerability of social democracy to progressive degeneration. Karimi theorizes the transformation of social democracy and establishes a structural linkage between its rise, ascendancy and subsequent decline since the theoretical raid of neoliberalism on Keynesianism in the 1980s and highlights certain public policy measures that are indispensable to the social democratic renewal that is being debated among socialists and social democrats.
The Delphic Oracle on Europe
After more than 50 years of European integration the 'old continent' finds itself today once again at a crossroads. The Delphic Oracle on Europe deals with the most relevant and contentious issues related to the European Union's way forward in times of global crisis and profound change.
The Predistribution Agenda
The concept of predistribution is increasingly setting the agenda in progressive politics. But what does it mean? The predistributive agenda is concerned with how states can alter the underlying distribution of market outcomes so they no longer rely solely on post hoc redistribution to achieve economic efficiency and social justice. It therefore offers an effective means of tackling economic and social inequality alongside traditional welfare policies, emphasising employability, human capital, and skills, as well as structuring markets to promote greater equity. This book examines the key debates surrounding the emergence and development of predistributive thought with contributions from leading international scholars and policy-makers.
The Crisis of Globalization
In recent years, the effects of economic openness and technological change have fuelled dissatisfaction with established political systems and led to new forms of political populism that exploit the economic and political resentment created by globalization. This shift in politics was evident in the decision by UK voters to leave the European Union in June 2016, the November 2016 election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States, as well as the rise of populist movements on left and right throughout much of Europe. To many voters, the economy appears to be broken. Conventional politics is failing. Parties of the left and centre-left have struggled to forge a convincing response to this new phase of globalization in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis. This book examines the challenges that the new era of globalization poses for progressive parties and movements across the world. It brings together leading thinkers and experts including Andrew Gamble, Jeffry Frieden and Vivien Schmidt to debate the structural causes and political consequences of this new wave of globalization.
Governing Britain
Number Ten Downing Street and the Cabinet Office are at the apex of power in British government, but relatively little is known about the day to day functioning of these great institutions of state. Drawing on an unprecedented level of access and wide-ranging interviews with former ministers, senior civil servants and political advisers, Patrick Diamond examines the administrative and political machinery serving the Prime Minister. By exploring the ideological beliefs underpinning the policy-making process and in illuminating the importance of the British Political Tradition in shaping the institutions and practice of statecraft, this book reveals the contemporary realities of government and democracy in practice.
The Politics of Climate Change
Since it first appeared, this book has achieved a classic status. It remains the only work that looks in detail at the political issues posed by global warming. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and provides a state-of-the-art discussion of the most testing issue humanity faces this century.
Shifting Alliances
Aims to frame a nuanced debate about the future of British foreign policy and Britain's role in the world in the 21st century. This work focuses on the historical and institutional forces that have animated Britain's national strategy since 1945.
Beyond New Labour
'Beyond New Labour' aims to stimulate debate about the next generation of the social democratic programme for Britain. It focuses not on questions of leadership, nor directly on the future of the Labour Party, but on the structural choices and constraints that shape the potential of social democracy.
Negotiations of the "new World"
In this book I develop the argument that the omnipresence of the contemporaryadjective global is more than a linguistic curiosity. I argue it is a politicalphenomenon and, as such, a valuable, albeit 'unconventional', object ofstudy for scholars outside the linguistics discourse. I argue that the omnipresenceof the contemporary adjective global constitutes the discursive reproductionof a web of meanings that is best labelled 'new world'. As such, the omnipresence of the contemporary adjective global constitutes a distinctdimension of the enduring contestation over the construction of the world. Given the word's current popularity and unscrutinised existence, as well asthe loaded nature of th...
A Better Globalization
Discusses the two broad dimensions of the globalization debate--economic, including finance, trade, poverty, and health; and political, covering security, the fight against terrorism, and the role of international institutions--and the significance of democratic consent in the twenty-first century--Provided by publisher.
