Analyzes why Left Parties enter national government, what they do when they get there and what effect this has on them. Alongside two comparative chapters,this book features detailed case-studies of European Left Parties in government. INDICE: From Pariahs To Players? Left Parties In National Government; J.Olsen , D.Hough & M.Koß - The Norwegian Socialist Left Party; Office-Seekers in the Service of Policy?; J.Olsen - The French Extreme Left and its Suspicion ofPower; D.Bell - Between a Rock and a Hard Place; The Governing Dilemmas of Rifondazione Comunista; J.Newell - A Poisoned Chalice? Finland's Left Alliance and the Perils of Government; R.Dunphy - The Spanish United Left b The Belated and Troublesome Transition from Policy- to Office-Seeking; T.Verge - Close to,but Still Out of, Government; The Swedish Vänsterpartiet; M.Koß - The Danish Socialist People's Party; Still Waiting After All These Years; D.A.Christensen- From Pariah to Prospective Partner? The German Left Party's Winding Path Towards Government; D.Hough - Ready to Get Their Hands Dirty; The Socialist Party and Groenlinks in the Netherlands; D.Keith - Conclusion. Left Parties in National Governments; J.Olsen , D.Hough & M.Koß
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23650-9
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 20/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés