Publisher Description

Problems and conflicts within and between European states have taken on new and alarming dimensions as economic crisis and neoliberal austerity policies continue to wreck havoc. The longer essays in transform! 2015 draw connections between newly arising national conflicts, crises in social relations and democracy, and the diminishing appeal of European integration. These developments form the background for growing right-wing populism. The deep historical roots of the European crisis are traced in an essay What Does History Tells Us? This volume begins with an extensive interview with Alexis Tsipras whose party Syriza, if it wins power, may change Europes political landscape. Further contributions address developments in other European countries.

Author Biography

Walter Baier is a political activist, journalist, and author. Eric Canepa, a coeditor of the journal transform!, is a music historian. He is a former coordinator of the Socialist Scholars Conference/Left Forum in New York and a former co-coordinator of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation's project North-Atlantic Left Dialogue. Eva Himmelstoss is a historian and activist.

Table of Contents

Preface - Walter Baier, Eric Canepa, Eva Himmelstoss: United Europe, Divided Europe Syriza and Europe: An Interview with Alexis Tsipras A) Key Themes Etienne Balibar: Europe - Nations: The Missing People and the Crisis of Legitimacy Walter Baier: The National Question and European Integration Elisabeth Gauthier, Joachim Bischoff, Bernhard Muller: Right-Wing Extremism and Modernised Right-Wing Populism in Europe Frank Deppe: 1945 - 2015: What Does History Tell Us? B) Divisions in Europe and Challenges for the Left Steffen Lehndorff: The 'Austeritarian' Integration Dividing Europe Patrice Cohen-Seat: Europe: A Lock and a Key Gabriel Colletis: An Alternative European Industrial Policy? Marc Delepouve: A Left Project for Research in Europe. Some Principles and Proposals Lutz Brangsch: The European Union and Its Neighbours Anej Korsika: Some Notes on the Socialist Alternative in Post-Yugoslav Space C) European Elections: A Snapshot of the Balance of Power Cornelia Hildebrandt: The European Elections: An Analysis of the Results Fabien Escalona, Mathieu Vieira: Social Democracy Caught in the European Trap Thilo Janssen: Far Right-Wing Parties in the European Parliament Inger Johansen: The Danish People's Party: A Journey to the Centre of Danish Politics Luis Ramiro, Jaime Aja: The Left in the Storm: The Radical Left and the Elections in Spain Alfonso Gianni: The Italian Vote and the Problem of a New Left Political Entity Jiri Malek: East of the West - The Visegrad Four Holger Politt, Krzysztof Pilawski: Elections in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

Long Description

Problems and conflicts within and between European states have taken on new and alarming dimensions as economic crisis and neoliberal austerity policies continue to wreck havoc. The longer essays in transform! 2015 draw connections between newly arising national conflicts, crises in social relations and democracy, and the diminishing appeal of European integration. These developments form the background for growing right-wing populism. The deep historical roots of the European crisis are traced in an essay What Does History Tells Us? This volume begins with an extensive interview with Alexis Tsipras whose party Syriza, if it wins power, may change Europes political landscape. Further contributions address developments in other European countries.

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