The European left and the financial crisis

The Global Financial Crisis Of 2007-8 Did Not Offer The Political And Economic Opportunities To The Left That Many Thought It Would. As Financial Institutions Collapsed, Traditional Left-wing Issues Were Apparently Back On The Agenda. However, Instead Of Being A Trigger For A Resurgence Of The Left, In Many European Countries Left-wing Parties Have Suffered Savage Electoral Defeat. At The Same Time, The Crisis Has Led To Austerity Programmes Being Implemented Across Europe. This Book Brings Together Essays That Consider Ten Eu Member States, Including All Bail-out Recipients And Some Of The Main 'donor' States, In An Examination Of This Crucial Period For The Left In Europe From A Number Of Perspectives. Comparisons Are Presented Between The Various Eu Member States, As Well As Different Party Families Of The Left, From Social Democracy Through Green Left To Radical Left. -- The European Left And The Crisis: Opportunity Or Catastrophe? / Michael Holmes And Knut Roder -- The Greek Left And The Crisis: The Demise Of Pasok And The Rise Of Syriza / Nikolaos Nikolakakis -- The Changing Nature Of The Spanish Left: An Uncertain Balance / Carlos Rico Motos -- Gerinconca: The Portuguese Left Approach To The Crisis / Claudia Toriz Ramos -- 'frankfurt's Way Or Labour's Way': The Irish Left And The Crisis / Michael Holmes -- The Cypriot Left And The Crisis: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back / Yiannos Katsourides -- The Italian Left And The Crisis: The Case Of Matteo Renzi's Partito Democratico / Jorge Del Palacio Martin -- The Financial Crisis And The Curse Of Latvian Left Parties / Karlis Bukovskis And Ilvija Bruge -- Navigating Through Troubled Times: The Left And The Euro Crisis In Finland / Tapio Raunio -- Take A Walk On The Left Side: The Impact Of Austerity Politics In France / Antonella Seddone And Julien Navarro -- In The Shadow Of Merkel: The German Left And The Crisis / Knut Roder -- Between Scylla And Charybdis: Europe, Nationalism And Left Politics / Andy Storey -- Alter-europeanism? The Left And European Integration After Crisis / Michael Holmes And Knut Roder. Edited By Michael Holmes And Knut Roder. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.