Acknowledgments  vii

Introduction: The New World of the Center-Left / James Cronin, George Ross, and James Shoch  1

Part I: Ideas, Projects, and Electoral Realities  

Social Democracy's Past and Potential Future / Sheri Berman  29

Historical Decline or Change of Scale? The Electoral Dynamics of European Social Democratic Parties, 1950–2009 / Gerassimos Moschonas  50

Part II: Varieties of Social Democracy and Liberalism  

Once Again a Model: Nordic Social Democracy in a Globalized World / Jonas Pontusson  89

Embracing Markets, Bonding with America, Trying to Do Good: The Ironies of New Labour / James Cronin  116

Reluctantly Center-Left? The French Case / Arthur Goldhammer and George Ross  141

The Evolving Democratic Coalition: Prospects and Problems / Ruy Teixeira  162

Party Politics and the American Welfare State / Christopher Howard  188

Grappling with Globalization: The Democratic Party's Struggles over International Market Integration / James Shoch  210

Part III: New Risks, New Challenges, New Possibilities  

European Center-Left Parties and New Social Risks: Facing Up to New Policy Challenges / Jane Jenson  241

Immigration and the European Left / Sofía Pérez  265

The Central and Eastern European Left: A Political Family under Construction / Jean-Michel De Waele and Sorina Soare  290

European Center-Lefts and the Mazes of European Integration / George Ross  319

Conclusion: Progressive Politics in Tough Times / James Cronin, George Ross, and James Shoch  343

Bibliography  363

About the Contributors  395

Index  399

James Cronin

George Ross

James Shoch

Sheri Berman

Gerassimos Moschonas

Jonas Pontusson

Arthur Goldhammer

Ruy Teixeira

Christopher Howard

Jane Jenson

Sofia Pérez

Jean-Michel de Waele

Sorina Soare

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accomplishments of left-leaning parties in Europe and the United States and
speculate about their future. . . . The book makes the important point that as advanced societies navigate the current moment of global economic uncertainty, liberals and social democrats have a new opportunity to regroup and rethink policies that promote economic security and social justice.”—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs

“This book provides a timely update of much of this literature… that will be of particular use to students seeking to get up to speed with the empirical and historical development of social democracy in these particular concrete contexts. Most of the chapters also bring this concrete discussion further up to date than it currently is in most other existing literature on social democratic parties.”—David Bailey, West European Politics

“[D]istinguished scholars offer reflections on the past struggles and
accomplishments of left-leaning parties in Europe and the United States and
speculate about their future. . . . The book makes the important point that as advanced societies navigate the current moment of global economic uncertainty, liberals and social democrats have a new opportunity to regroup and rethink policies that promote economic security and social justice.”—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs

“This book provides a timely update of much of this literature… that will be of particular use to students seeking to get up to speed with the empirical and historical development of social democracy in these particular concrete contexts. Most of the chapters also bring this concrete discussion further up to date than it currently is in most other existing literature on social democratic parties.”—David Bailey, West European Politics

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