Social Democracy in the Age of Globalization

ISBN-13: 9783639133547 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 212 str.

Ihsan Kamalak

Opis

This book studies Social Democracy within the contextof globalization. It questions both the argument overits unviability within the context and theaccusations directed to it after 1980, such as thatit has moved to the New Right stance and that it hasexperienced ruptures from its tradition, such as itsacceptance of market economy and of the individualand breaking its ties with the working class. Againstsuch criticisms this work argues that theirunderstanding of Social Democracy arose from theshortages of their analysis which focuses merelyeither on party politics or on policies. SocialDemocracy however is more about values, orientationsor convictions than a specific policy objective. Thiswork therefore states that its examination (and whatsocial democrats have to do) should also include itsprinciples, such as democracy, progressiveness andsocial justice. By including its values, the bookdefines Social Democracy as a movement pursuing itsprinciples within Capitalism. Such a definitionpresents the shortcomings of itscriticisms/accusations and in turn the continuitywithin its tradition as well as its viability withinthe context of globalization.

O autorze

hsan Kamalak, PhD: Studied Political Science at Ankara Uni.-Turkey
(BA), Wollongong Uni.-Australia (MA-Honors) and Middle East
Technical Uni.-Turkey(PhD); studies comparative governments and
Turkish politics; is lecturer at the Public Administration Dep.
of Mersin Uni.-Turkey.