Hendrik de Man and Social Democracy

Tommaso Milani is a teaching fellow in European and International History at Sciences Po Paris, France. He was formerly a college lecturer in Modern European History at Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK, and earned his PhD in International History from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, in 2017.

“Tommaso Milani’s study of the Belgian Social Democrat Hendrik de Man is a welcome contribution to the history of European social democracy in the twentieth century. … Milani’s study of de Man is an insightful, carefully argued work that will be useful to scholars and graduate students and is accessible to advanced undergraduates.” (William Smaldone, H-Net Reviews, h-net.org, July, 2022)“Combining a precise and eloquent writing style with an impressive command of languages … Milani first retraces the theoretical roots of de Man’s socialism. … A valuable and convincing contribution to the political historiography of the 1930s.” (Jens van de Maele, Journal of Belgian History, Issue (1-2), 2021)

• 1 Introduction: A Man and a Movement.- 2 Flawed Giant: European Social Democracy before 1914.- 3 Shockwaves: Hendrik de Man and the Legacy of the Great War.- 4 Turning the Old House Upside Down: Hendrik de Man and Zur Psychologie des Sozialismus.- 5 Breakthrough: Hendrik de Man and the Genesis of the Plan.- 6 Fire and Ashes: The Fight for the Labour Plan in Belgium.- 7 Clash of Visions: The Belgian Labour Plan in France.- 8 Roads not Taken: The Belgian Labour Plan in Britain.- 9 Delusions of Grandeur: De Man in Power.- 10 Conclusion: Hendrik de Man and Post-War Social Democracy.-