Left Parties in National Governments

Download or read book Left Parties in National Governments written by Jonathan Olsen and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Pariahs To Players? Left Parties In National Government-- J.Olsen, D.Hough& M.KoI The Norwegian Socialist Left Party-- Office-Seekers in the Service of Policy?-- J.Olsen The French Extreme Left and its Suspicion of Power-- D.Bell Between a Rock and a Hard Place-- The Governing Dilemmas of Rifondazione Comunista-- J.Newell A Poisoned Chalice? Finland's Left Alliance and the Perils of Government-- R.Dunphy The Spanish United Left -- The Belated and Troublesome Transition from Policy- to Office-Seeking-- T.Verge Close to, but Still Out of, Government-- The Swedish Vansterpartiet-- M.Koss The Danish Socialist People's Party-- Still Waiting After All These Years-- D.A.Christensen From Pariah to Prospective Partner? The German Left Party's Winding Path Towards Government-- D.Hough Ready to Get Their Hands Dirty-- The Socialist Party and Groenlinks in the Netherlands-- D.Keith Conclusion. Left Parties in National Governments-- J.Olsen, D.Hough& M.KoI.