Felix Butzlaff (ed.)
Matthias Micus (ed.)
Franz Walter (ed.)

Genossen in der Krise?

Europas Sozialdemokratie auf dem Prüfstand

1. Auflage 2011
302 pages, kartoniert
19.95 € [D]
ISBN 978-3-525-38000-0

Short information

Are Europe’s Social-Democratic parties prepared for the future?

About this book

The Social-Democratic parties of Europe are in decline, a diagnosis missed by no one today. Support for this opinion comes from many directions – from their loss of votes in recent elections to a growing lack of party members to the apparent failure of party heads to react adequately to these very developments. When reading reports both in the standard press and in scientific circles, however, the impression arises that this downturn is irreversible and must be accepted as such.
But that is just the question. The Social-Democratic parties have experienced similar things in the past and have survived to the present day. And perhaps, slowly, new perspectives are on the horizon that will form the basis for a resurrection of old strengths: new models for coalitions with other parties, the revitalisation of membership rolls, better internal choice of candidates and policies, a welcoming of newcomers from other parties and a general openness toward new ideas. Experiments are now being launched with these means – and are showing first positive results.

Contributors

Melanie Barlai (Chemnitz), Felix Butzlaff (Göttingen), Severin Caspari (Göttingen), Nikolas Dörr (Potsdam), Jens Gmeiner (Göttingen), Daniela Kallinich (Göttingen), Miroslav Mares (Brno). Matthias Micus (Göttingen), Teresa Nentwig (Göttingen), Ben Seifert (Berlin), Andreas Wagner (Göttingen), Franz Walter (Göttingen), Julia Walter (Warszawa), Clemens Wirries (Göttingen), Benjamin Wochnik (Göttingen).

Reviews

»"Genossen in der Krise" ist eine Sammlung von 15 sehr interessanten Beiträgen, die einem einen Einblick in die Mentalität und die Probleme der europäischen sozialdemokratischen Parteien geben.«

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Content

1) Einleitung
2) Deutschland (Felix Butzlaff/Matthias Micus)
3) Nordeuropa
Schweden (Jens Gmeiner)
Dänemark (Clemens Wirries)
Norwegen (Jens Gmeiner)
4) West- und Südeuropa
Niederlande (Andreas Wagner)
Österreich (Matthias Micus)
Schweiz (Franz Walter)
Spanien (Felix Butzlaff/Ben Seifert)
Frankreich (Daniela Kallinich/Teresa Nentwig)
Großbritannien (Franz Walter)
Italien (Nikolas Dörr)
5) Osteuropa und Übersee
Polen (Julia Walter)
Ungarn (Melanie Barlai)
Slowakei (Miroslav Mares)
Australien (Severin Caspari)
Neuseeland (Benjamin Wochnik)
6) Bilanz (Felix Butzlaff/Matthias Micus/Franz Walter)