The SSL ‘Book of the Month’ feature highlights a book in our collection that has been chosen by one of our Subject Consultants. This may be a recent addition to our stock or an existing item that we would like to share with you.
May’s Book of the Month was selected by Jo Gardner, Subject Consultant for Bodleian Social Science Librarian and Subject Consultant for Politics and International Relations.
Beyond social democracy: the transformation of the Left in emerging knowledge societies
Silja Häusermann & Herbert Kitschelt, Editors
Cambridge University Press, 2024
It was chosen because it brings together leading scholars of electoral politics to examine the declining support for European social democratic parties over the last twenty years.
Book Overview
This edited volume is divided into three parts. The first part analyses voting patterns. The second part presents evidence that voters still embrace social democratic ideas, yet they veer towards newer left-wing parties. The third section describes the difficult choices social democratic leaders have to make. The editors conclude that all political parties face challenges due to global warming and associated distributive conflicts.
Reviews
“.. an edited volume that is exceptionally coherent, theoretically ground-breaking and empirically extremely well conducted.”
Ruth Dassonneville, Université de Montréal
“This book will be an indispensable reference, not only for scholars interested in the fate of social democracy, but for everyone concerned about the state of contemporary electoral politics.”
Peter A. Hall, Harvard University
“Any course that examines the trajectory and likely fate of social democratic politics in Western Europe should have this as a key text.”
Geoffrey Evans, University of Oxford and Co-Director, British Election Study
How can I access it?
We have one lending copy of this book, which is located on our New Books Display Area (around the corner from our Issue Desk). Its shelfmark is JN94.A979.HAU 2024 It is also available as an eBook which can be accessed from a Bodleian Library computer or use it remotely, by logging on to SOLO with your SSO.
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