Reflections on the Future of the Left
Reflections on the Future of the Left by David Coates, published by Agenda Publishing in 2017, is a thought-provoking collection of essays that examines the challenges facing progressive politics in advanced capitalism. Spanning 214 pages, this edition presents insights from prominent left intellectuals, including Dean Baker, Hilary Wainwright, and Wolfgang Streeck, who explore the current state of the Left and its potential paths forward.
Readers will find a critical analysis of the factors contributing to the Left’s current impasse, as well as reflections on its historical role in these developments. The essays delve into the lessons that can be learned for future progressive politics, addressing immediate options and strategies for moving ahead. With a focus on political ideologies, including communism and socialism, this book offers a comprehensive appraisal of the Left’s capacity to confront contemporary challenges and reinvigorate radical politics.
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What is the future for progressive politics in advanced capitalism? With its political fortunes so low, how might the Left move forward?
These essays from leading left intellectuals – Dean Baker, Fred Block, David Coates, Hilary Wainwright, Colin Crouch, Wolfgang Streeck, Leo Panitch, Sam Gindin and Matthew Watson – reflect on the scale and nature of the task that the Left now faces and consider the following questions:
* What in modern capitalism has brought the Left to this impasse?* What role has the Left played in its own failings?* What lessons can be learnt for progressive politics going forward?* What are the immediate options and how can they best be pursued?
The views and opinions expressed vary, but all offer searching insights into the task the Left now faces. All point to the intellectual and practical experience on which the Left now needs to draw as it deals with its contemporary challenges. These essays represent a major statement on the future for centre-left politics and offer a frank appraisal of the Left’s current capacity to keep conservatism at bay and to strengthen radical politics again.
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