Bøker av Ashley Lavelle

How and why do so many radicals betray the cause? What implications does it have for left politics? Were the ex-radicals right to become conservatives? This book, the first of its kind, answers these and more questions. -- .

Arguing that social democracy cannot be resurrected, this book examines how the decline of social democracy has increased popularity of minor parties and independents. It explores the reasons for social democratic membership and electoral decline. It is suitable for scholars engaged in social democracy and the broader themes of world politics.