Syriza: From New Radicalism to New Realism? (Hardback)

In the 2012 Greek elections, Syriza - the coalition of the radical left which up until that point had been electorally insignificant - unexpectedly became the leading opposition party in the country. It has now become clear that this was not simply a onetime event, with many observers anticipating the party will soon form the next government. Thus it has on the one hand captured the imagination of the global left whilst at the same time upset the tranquility of neo-liberal hegemony. In this much-needed book, Michalis Spourdalakis, one of the founding members of Syriza, traces the origins and the development of the party, as well as the challenges it now faces as the leading party of opposition. With Greece at the centre of the ideological battlefield currently tearing Europe apart - with proponents of austerity on the one hand, and those advocating a more pluralistic, equitable society on the other - the fate of Syriza has become of vital importance for the continent as a whole, and the left globally