Europe and the Left: Resisting the Populist Tide

Preface
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	References
Part I The Challenges
2 Social Democracy and Euroscepticism: The Integration Trap
	Social Democracy and European Integration
	Approaching an Integrated Europe
	Accepting a Social Europe
	Adjusting to a Neoliberal Europe
	Alienation from a Contested Europe
	References
3 The Left’s Divided Constituency and the Construction of a Unifying Narrative
	A Short Preface to a Long Story
	Social-Democratic Parties in the (Changing) Political Space
	From a Little Story to a Love Story: How Social Democracy Met the EU
	The Electoral Decline of Social-Democratic Parties: Conjunctural or Structural?
	By Way of Conclusion
	References
4 The European Institutions and Their Communication Deficits
	Democratic Deficit and Political Deficit: A Gap to Be Bridged
	The Information Deficit: Perennially Playing Catch-Up
	Conclusions
	References
5 The Party of European Socialists and Its Problems
	‘Europarties’: From High Hopes to Low Expectations
	The PES: The Emergence of Pragmatic Intergovernmentalism
	Policy: The Emergence of a New Anti-austerity Agenda?
	Practice Makes Imperfect: Anti-austerity Inaction
	Conclusion
	References
Part II The Campaigns
6 Germany and the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
	Introduction
	2019 European Election Results
	Europe and the EU in the Election Manifesto
	Europe and the EU in the Party’s Communication
	Voters’ Opinions on Europe and the EU
	Conclusion
	References
7 The French Socialist Party in the 2019 European Elections
	Introduction
		The French Socialist Party and Europe
		Internal Divisions Over Europe
		The PS in the 2017 Presidential and Legislative Elections
	The French PS in the 2019 EP Elections
		Europe and the EU in the PS Election Manifesto
		Electoral Results
		Voters’ Opinions on Europe and the EU
	Conclusion
	References
8 The Firm Europhilia of the Italian Democratic Party
	Introduction
	2019 European Election Results
	Voters’ Opinions Concerning Europe and the EU
	Europe and the EU in the PD Election Manifesto
	Europe and the EU in the Party’s Communication
	Conclusion
	References
9 The UK and the Labour Party
	Introduction
	Labour and the EU: Historical Setting
	Corbyn, the EU Referendum and the 2017 General Election
	Labour and the 2019 European Elections
	Labour’s Multiple Cleavages Over Europe
	The Economic Left-Right Dimension: The EU as a ‘Capitalist Club’
	Leavers Versus Remainers and the Cultural Cleavage
	Conclusion
	References
10 Spain and the Partido Socialista Obrero Español
	2019 EP Election Results
	Europe and the EU in PSOE’s Election Manifesto
	Europe and the EU in PSOE’s Communication During the 2019 EP Election Campaign
	Spanish Voters’ Opinions on Europe and the EU
	Conclusions
	References
11 Greece and the Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima
	Introduction
	The 2019 EU Election Results in Greece
	Europe and the EU in KINAL’s July Election Manifesto
	Europe and the EU in KINAL’s Communication
	Greek Voters’ Opinions on Europe and the EU: Persistent Euroscepticism
	Conclusion: European Integration and Greek Social Democracy
	References
12 Conclusion
	References
Index