Left Populism in Europe: Lessons from Jeremy Corbyn to Podemos - Couverture souple

Prentoulis, Marina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745337635 ISBN 13 : 9780745337630

Editeur : Pluto Press, 2021

Synopsis

This book evaluates the transformational process of left populism across grassroots, national and European levels and asks what we can do to harness the power of broad-based, popular left politics. While the right is using populist rhetoric to great effect, the left's attempts have been much less successful. Syriza in Greece and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party in Britain have both failed to introduce socialism in their countries, while Podemos has had better fortune in Spain and is now in government with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Bringing a wealth of experience in political organising, Marina Prentoulis argues that left populism is a political logic that brings together isolated demands against a common enemy. She looks at how egalitarian pluralism could transform economic and political institutions in a radical, democratic direction. But each party does this differently, and the key to understanding where to go from here lies in a serious analysis of the roots of each movement's base, the forms of party organisation, and the particular national contexts. This book is a clear and holistic approach to left populism that will inform anyone wanting to understand and move forward positively in a bleak time for the left in Europe.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marina Prentoulis is Associate Professor in Politics and Media at the University of East Anglia. She has been the UK spokesperson of Syriza and has given numerous interviews on British and International media including BBCs Newsnight and the Andrew Marr Showas well as CNN and Sky News.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745337635
• ISBN 13: 9780745337630
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible