The nature of social democracy in the countries of the European Union is more significant and better understood than is indicated by the available literature. This thought-provoking handbook aims to redress this disparity by bringing together Political scientists from across Europe to provide a definitive collection on social democracy in the EU.

The nature of social democracy in the countries of the European Union is more significant and better understood than is indicated by the available literature. This thought-provoking handbook aims to redress this disparity by bringing together Political scientists from across Europe to provide a definitive collection on social democracy in the EU.

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Notes on the Editors and Contributors PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Unfinished History of the Social Democratic Family; Fabien Escalona, Mathieu Vieira and Jean-Michel De Waele PART II WESTERN EUROPE 2. Austria; Anton Pelinka 3. Belgium; Pascal Delwit 4. Cyprus; Hayriye Kahveci 5. Denmark; Jacob Christensen 6. Finland; Michel Hastings 7. France; Fabien Escalona and Mathieu Vieira 8. Germany; Amandine Crespy 9. Greece; Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos 10. Ireland; Michael Holmes 11. Italy; Gianfranco Pasquino 12. Luxembourg; Patrick Dumont, Raphaël Kies and Philippe Poirier 13. Malta; Roderick Pace and Michael Briguglio 14. Netherlands; Frans Becker, Gerrit Voerman and Joos van Holsteyn 15. Portugal; Marco Lisi 16. Spain; Paul Kennedy 17. Sweden; Dimitri Tsarouhas 18. United Kingdom; Florence Faucher PART III CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 19. Bulgaria; Antony Todorov 20. Czech Republic; Michel Perottino and Martin Polá ek 21. Estonia; Vello Pettai and Juhan Saharov 22. Hungary; Andràs Birò Nagy 23. Latvia; Jànis Ikstens 24. Lithuania; Algis Krupavicius 25. Poland; Anna Paczesniak 26. Romania; Sorina Soare 27. Slovakia; Darina Malovà 28. Slovenia; Alenka Kra ovec PART IV CONCLUSION 29. Social Democrats Today: Tribe, Extended Family, or Club?; George Ross Index