Left Parties in National Governments

By Jonathan Olsen

Book Overview

From Pariahs To Players? Left Parties In National Government; J.Olsen, D.Hough & M.Ko? The Norwegian Socialist Left Party; Office-Seekers in the Service of Policy?; J.Olsen The French Extreme Left and its Suspicion of Power; 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 - The Belated and Troublesome Transition from Policy- to Office-Seeking; T.Verge Close to, but Still Out of, Government; The Swedish V?nsterpartiet; M.Ko 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.Ko?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349314587
• ISBN13: 9781349314584
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"