European Integration and the Crisis of Social Democracy

James L. Newell is former Professor of Politics at the University of Salford, UK, and currently Adjunct Professor of Politics at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy. He is founding co-editor of the quarterly journal, Contemporary Italian Politics. His recent books include, Corruption in Contemporary Politics (2018), Silvio Berlusconi: A Study in Failure (2019), and Italy’s Contemporary Politics (2020).

• 1 Introduction: Brexit and a Pro-European Fight-back.- 2 European Integration as a Social Democratic Project.- 3 The Crisis of Social Democracy: Why Is the Mainstream Left in Europe Struggling, Electorally?.- 4 The European Union’s Crisis of Legitimacy.- 5 Social Democratic Opponents of Europe.- 6 ‘Critical Europeanism’.- 7 Conclusion: What’s Left of the European Left?.