This book provides a comparative analysis of how two radical left parties achieved government participation and their subsequent political experiences. In the face of the most severe and most prolonged crisis in the history of capitalism, it would be expected for radical left parties to seize the opportunity to promote their political agenda. Although reality has often confounded prognosis, two particular radical left parties the Greek SYRIZA and the Cypriot AKEL were elected to the highest government office. The author uses these two examples to engage with the broader question of what to...
This book provides a comparative analysis of how two radical left parties achieved government participation and their subsequent political experien...
Cypriot politics are among the most contentious in Europe, and frequently attract the attention of the international community. Here, Yiannos Katsourides traces the historical development of the Cypriot party system, and in particular the growth of the Communist Party, now known as AKEL - the first formally organized political party on the island. Under the British Empire, the party was illegal, but continued to struggle for Cypriot independence until this was achieved in 1960. Based on new archival research, Katsourides addresses the social, religious, economic and political environment in...
Cypriot politics are among the most contentious in Europe, and frequently attract the attention of the international community. Here, Yiannos Katsouri...
