Left Radicalism and Populism in Europe

Abstract

Chapter 1 Introducing the topic and the concepts Giorgos Charalambous and Gregoris Ioannou, Part I - Left radicalism and populism across history, Chapter 2 The Russian Narodniks and their relationship to Russian Marxism Richard Mullin, Chapter 3 Social democracy and the temptation of populism between the world wars: France in a comparative perspective Fabien Escalona Chapter 4 Historicizing the populist temptation: the case of Eurocommunism Ioannis Balampanidis, Part II - Contemporary radical left parties and populism, Chapter 5 Corbyn, Sanders and the contestation of neoliberal hegemony Owen Worth, Chapter 6 'Make way for the people!' Left-wing populism in the rhetoric of Jean-Luc Melenchon's 2012 and 2017 presidential campaigns Paolo Chiocchetti, Chapter 7 New left populism contesting and taking power: the cases of SYRIZA and Podemos Alexandros Kioupkiolis and Giorgos Katsambekis, Chapter 8 Hijacking the left? The populist and radical right in two post-Communist polities Vassilis Petsinis, PART III - Social movements, populism and socialist strategy, Chapter 9 Mapping anti-austerity discourse: populism, sloganeering and/or realism? David J. Bailey, Chapter 10 West European trade unions, labour and 'the people': from the golden era to the times of austerity Gregoris Ioannou and Giorgos Charalambous, Chapter 11 Populism as 'deceptive invocations of the popular': a political approach Seraphim Seferiades, Chapter 12 Conclusions: populism and left radicalism in Europe across time and space Giorgos Charalambous and Gregoris Ioannou