This book takes an in-depth look into recent developments in European social democracy. It
begins by highlighting the somewhat paradoxical turn by a number of social democratic …

12 Martin Höpner UND Armin Schäfer ist der Ausgangspunkt dieses Sammelbandes, haben
sich bisher verblüffend wenig zu sagen. Methoden, Theorien und Ergebnisse der …

This article argues that existing accounts of the underdevelopment ofSocial Europe'have
failed to adequately integrate the contending obstacles that explain the absence they rightly …

How did the process of European integration break down; how can it be repaired? In
European Integration, 1950–2003, John Gillingham reviewed the history of the European …

Since the beginning of the Great Recession, the issue of European integration has become
increasingly salient in many European polities. The European left has adopted a different …

This article argues that existing accounts of the transformation from 'traditional'to 'new'social
democracy has thus far only identified the contextual changes that have prompted this move …

Until the 1980s, many European social democratic parties had reservations about the
project of European integration. But what exactly is the status of Euroscepticism within the …

Although the foundations and reference points on which the historical social democratic
movement was built have not been completely undermined or exhausted, since the 1970s …

The financial crisis presents us with a political paradox. The contagion effect of the US sub-
prime mortgage crisis damaged global money and financial markets so severely that the …

What kind of Europe do social democratic parties prefer? What is the origin of their
preferences? Are they shaped by interests, institutions or ideas? If so, how? Why do social …