Left Populism in Europe

Lessons from Jeremy Corbyn to Podemos

By: Marina Prentoulis

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Paperback | 20 May 2021 | Edition Number 1

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This book evaluates the transformational process of left populism across grassroots, national and European levels and asks what we can do to harness the power of broad-based, popular left politics. While the right is using populist rhetoric to great effect, the left's attempts have been much less successful. Syriza in Greece and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party in Britain have both failed to introduce socialism in their countries, while Podemos has had better fortune in Spain and is now in government with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.

Bringing a wealth of experience in political organising, Marina Prentoulis argues that left populism is a political logic that brings together isolated demands against a common enemy. She looks at how egalitarian pluralism could transform economic and political institutions in a radical, democratic direction.

But each party does this differently, and the key to understanding where to go from here lies in a serious analysis of the roots of each movement's base, the forms of party organisation, and the particular national contexts. This book is a clear and holistic approach to left populism that will inform anyone wanting to understand and move forward positively in a bleak time for the left in Europe.

Industry Reviews

'Rigorously reflecting on the choreography of contemporary left-wing experiments flirting with left populism in crisis-ridden Europe, Prentoulis offers a challenging first assessment of its political advances, limitations and potential for left strategy'

-- Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

'An outstanding contribution to understand the shortcomings and yet potentials of the left populist experience ... explains what left populism modestly achieved but also points very convincingly to what it has to do in the future to promote the values of equality, social justice and internationalism'

-- Oscar Garcia Agustin, Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark

'An important, timely appraisal of the European left, one that will inform and inspire activists'

-- Manuel Cortes, General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)

'It's been a dramatic decade for left-wing political projects in Greece, Spain, and the UK. Through personal experience, a wealth of interviews and analysis, Prentoulis pulls together an assessment which is vital for anyone who wants to understand the post-crash upsurge of radical politics in Europe'

-- Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice Now

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