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Syriza lost the last Greek elections after 4 1/2 years in power. What happened to the party that for a time represented the European radical left’s hopes? Did it achieve anything in power? Many talk about Tspiras’ “betrayal” – is that the right way to look at it? And what are the wider consequences of this defeat – is time up for this wave of “left populists”?
Readings:
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Greece’s Long Road Ahead, Costas Lapavitsas, Jacobin
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Defeat and decomposition, Panagiotis Sotiris, Historical Materialism
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Syriza’s rise and fall, Stathis Kouvelakis, NLR
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New Democracy Against Democracy, Various (incl. Leo Panitch), Jacobin
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The Radical Left: The Time for its Re-founding, Costas Lapavitsas & Stathis Kouvelakis, Verso blog
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Book Review: The Populist Radical Left in Europe, Anton Jäger, LSE blog
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