LEADER 04362oam 22004815 450 001 9910734880103321 005 20231025221848.0 010 $a3-031-30792-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-30792-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30606202 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30606202 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-30792-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927195825100041 100 $a20230624d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe social democratic parties in the Visegra?d countries $epredicaments and prospects for progressivism /$fedited by Ania Skrzypek, András Bíró-Nagy 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (230 pages) $cillustrations (black and white, and color) 311 08$aPrint version: Skrzypek, Ania The Social Democratic Parties in the Visegrád Countries Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031307911 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The Visegrád discomfort: understanding the predicaments of and the prospects for progressivism -- 3. The state of social democracy in the Czech Republic -- 4. The state of social democracy in Hungary -- 5. The state of social democracy in Poland -- 6. The state of social democracy in Slovakia. 330 $aThis path-breaking volume examines the transformation of social democracy in the four countries of Visegrád. Rich in detail and cogently argued, the work is a major contribution to debates about the changing nature of social democracy across Europe, and will be required reading for scholars and students alike. Patrick Diamond, Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London A group of renowned NGO experts from progressive think-tanks have authored a must-read primer for everyone interested in the challenges of contemporary politics in Europe. From progressivism to illiberalism, the book delivers a particularly insightful glimpse at the political currents of Central Europe. An important contribution to the debate on the future of social democracy in Europe. Aleksander Kwa?niewski, President of Poland (1995-2005) This volume is an essential contribution to the European debate about the state and future of social democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Being completed with academic precision and an excellent understanding of the socio-economic reality of the country case studies, the book is a long-awaited, absolute must-read. Biljana Borzan, Vice-President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and MEP This book provides an in-depth analysis of the social democratic parties in the four member states of the so-called ?Visegrád Group?- Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The timeline spans the last two decades, which saw the parties in question come to power, govern and collapse. The case studies of all four countries are structured in the same way, offering: explanation of the historical background (including electoral results), analyses of the context, structures, membership and voters; evaluation of the programmes and hypotheses for potential future trajectories. Given the European relevance of the topic, the fifth chapter provides a comparative analysis, with a handful of explanations as to why Visegrád Group countries have proved to be tough partners in European integration processes. Ania Skrzypek is Director for Research and Training at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), Belgium. András Bíró-Nagy is Director of Policy Solutions and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary. . 606 $aSocialism$zEurope, Central 606 $aSocialist parties$zEurope, Central 606 $aComparative Politics 607 $aEurope, Central$xPolitics and government 615 0$aSocialism 615 0$aSocialist parties 615 24$aComparative Politics. 676 $a335.509437 701 $aSkrzypek$b Anna A.$f1979-$01431000 701 $aBi?ro?-Nagy$b Andra?s$f1982-$01431001 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910734880103321 996 $aThe social democratic parties in the Visegra?d countries$93571540 997 $aUNINA