Ingo Schmidt is academic co-ordinator of the Labour Studies Program at Athabasca University, Canada. His research focuses on international political economy and labour movements. His recent books include Reading 'Capital' Today (Pluto, 2017), The Three Worlds of Social Democracy (Pluto, 2015) and Rosa Luxemburg's Accumulation of Capital (VSA Verlag, 2013).

'Under the editorship of one of the most informed and profound analysts of contemporary social democratic parties and policies, this book's remarkably broad and up-to-date comparative coverage and analysis by an impressive range of authors makes an enormous contribution to understanding the contemporary political conjuncture'

• 1. Introduction: Social Democracy and Uneven Development – Theoretical Reflections on the Three Worlds of Social Democracy - Ingo SchmidtPart I: Heartlands2. France: Who Wants to Be a Social Democrat? - Fabien Escalona3. Social Democracy in Norway - Knut Kjeldstadli and Idar Helle4. British Social Democracy without the Labour Movement, 1997-2015 - Max CrookPart II: Peripheries5. Till Death Do Us Apart? Kirchnerism, Neodevelopmentalism and the Struggle for Hegemony in Argentina, 2003-15 - Mariano Féliz6. Whither Social Democracy in Chile? - Ximena de la Barra Mac Donald7. Does Social Democracy Hold up Half the Sky? The Decline of PASOK and the Rise of SYRIZA in Greece - John Milios8. Social Democracy in Romania - Lucian Vesalon9. Slovenian Social Democracy: Long March Towards Irrelevance - Anej KorsikaPart III: Regional Powers10. The Workers' Party in Brazilian Governments: From Left Neoliberalism to Left Austerity - Jörg Nowak11. Politics of Social Democracy in a Communist-Ruled State in India - Arup Kumar Sen12. South Africa’s Pseudo Social Democracy: Tokenistic Nuances within Neoliberal Nationalism - Patrick Bond13. Conclusion: Limits to Social Democracy, Populist Moments and Left Alternatives - Ingo SchmidtNotes on ContributorsIndex

Ingo Schmidt is academic co-ordinator of the Labour Studies Program at Athabasca University, Canada. His research focuses on international political economy and labour movements. His recent books include Reading 'Capital' Today (Pluto, 2017), The Three Worlds of Social Democracy (Pluto, 2015) and Rosa Luxemburg's Accumulation of Capital (VSA Verlag, 2013).

'Under the editorship of one of the most informed and profound analysts of contemporary social democratic parties and policies, this book's remarkably broad and up-to-date comparative coverage and analysis by an impressive range of authors makes an enormous contribution to understanding the contemporary political conjuncture'

• 1. Introduction: Social Democracy and Uneven Development – Theoretical Reflections on the Three Worlds of Social Democracy - Ingo SchmidtPart I: Heartlands2. France: Who Wants to Be a Social Democrat? - Fabien Escalona3. Social Democracy in Norway - Knut Kjeldstadli and Idar Helle4. British Social Democracy without the Labour Movement, 1997-2015 - Max CrookPart II: Peripheries5. Till Death Do Us Apart? Kirchnerism, Neodevelopmentalism and the Struggle for Hegemony in Argentina, 2003-15 - Mariano Féliz6. Whither Social Democracy in Chile? - Ximena de la Barra Mac Donald7. Does Social Democracy Hold up Half the Sky? The Decline of PASOK and the Rise of SYRIZA in Greece - John Milios8. Social Democracy in Romania - Lucian Vesalon9. Slovenian Social Democracy: Long March Towards Irrelevance - Anej KorsikaPart III: Regional Powers10. The Workers' Party in Brazilian Governments: From Left Neoliberalism to Left Austerity - Jörg Nowak11. Politics of Social Democracy in a Communist-Ruled State in India - Arup Kumar Sen12. South Africa’s Pseudo Social Democracy: Tokenistic Nuances within Neoliberal Nationalism - Patrick Bond13. Conclusion: Limits to Social Democracy, Populist Moments and Left Alternatives - Ingo SchmidtNotes on ContributorsIndex