The Challenge of European Social Democracy: Communitarianism and Cosmopolitanism United

Meyer, Henning

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“…Assuming that those supportive of the SSD approach are reluctant to `concede and move on' (see Bale, 2013), how should they respond to the Blue and Purple challenge to the welfare state which seems likely to be incorporated into Labour's emerging One Nation strategy for the 2015 General Election (see Richards, 2011: Reed and Brant, 2011: Meyer, 2012: Wood, 2013? It is argued here that while SSD advocates should engage constructively with the arguments put forward by Blue and Purple Labour, they should not abandon their commitment to an egalitarian, universal welfare strategy based on a strong role for the central state.…”

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Blue and Purple Labour Challenges to the Welfare State: How should ‘Statist’ Social Democrats respond?

Beech¹,

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2014

Social Policy & Society

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This article explores two influential strands of thinking about the welfare state, Blue Labour and Purple Labour, that have emerged following New Labour's defeat at the 2010 General Election. It is argued that although both of these new approaches raise some important issues about the relational and associational dimensions of social welfare as well as diversity and pluralism, those committed to universal and egalitarian goals should not abandon the ‘Statist’ Social Democratic approach to the welfare state.

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Blue and Purple Labour Challenges to the Welfare State: How should ‘Statist’ Social Democrats respond?

Beech¹,

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2014

Social Policy & Society

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“…As Henning Meyer 51 argues the social democracy of the past was a 'way of life' that found expression through independent education associations, newspapers and other formations outside of professional political parties. This moves the focus of social democracy beyond the centralised organisation of election winning machines by elites to consider the connections that social democratic ideas might have in relation to civil society more generally.…”

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European ‘Cultural’ Social Democracy: questions of freedom

Stevenson

2013

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This paper seeks to rethink the question of freedom in relation to the social democracy of the past, present and future. Here I argue that much contemporary debate on European social democratic Left emphasises a communitarian agenda. Despite some of its strengths it is problematic in terms of its neglect of questions of freedom and more global concerns. Here I return to the liberal socialism that emerged within Europe in the context of totalitarianism. Questions of freedom were emphasised in this context, and can be productively returned to in the new dimensions of the present. In particular I focus on the 'cultural' socialist writing of the 1940s and argue that thinkers like Fromm, Orwell and Roselli have something to say to us today. At this point I consider whether the neoliberalism of the present shares certain features with the authoritarian ideologies of the past. Further I seek to critically assess more recent developments in ideas related to the potential emergence of a cosmopolitan Europe. Finally in the context of the social and ecological crisis of contemporary Europe I seek to highlight how we might begin to rethink questions of freedom in ways which might help socially.Keywords: Freedom, democracy, socialism, totalitarianism.

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Running out of road? Dilemmas and issues for the British Labour Party and the Swedish Social Democratic Party in their search for a ‘modern’ welfare state narrative

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2014

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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Following significant electoral defeats in 2010, both the British Labour Party and the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) have been re-considering their approach to the welfare state. This article outlines some of the key themes of social democracy and social democratic social policy before discussing the evolution of the latter in both Sweden and Britain. The paper explores the cumulative effect of the revisionist approaches adopted by both parties over time which has resulted in a distancing from a welfare state strategy based on equality, universalism and publicly provided services. It is concluded that both parties now have little road left to construct a modern welfare state narrative that reflects “core” social democratic principles.

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The Challenge of European Social Democracy: Communitarianism and Cosmopolitanism United

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Blue and Purple Labour Challenges to the Welfare State: How should ‘Statist’ Social Democrats respond?

Blue and Purple Labour Challenges to the Welfare State: How should ‘Statist’ Social Democrats respond?

European ‘Cultural’ Social Democracy: questions of freedom

Running out of road? Dilemmas and issues for the British Labour Party and the Swedish Social Democratic Party in their search for a ‘modern’ welfare state narrative

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