Where Now for European Social Democracy? - Policy Network

More documents

Recommendations

Info

DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN 21avoid national regulation by delocalising. The territory of politicalregulation should become again the same as that of economics. Theglobalization of regulation should follow the globalization of theeconomy. In order to do this, we must put all our energy into theconstruction of Europe, which is alone in possessing the clout tobring about global regulation, partly through the construction ofinternational institutions. The state was the instrument of twentiethcentury social democracy. Europe should be our new horizon, and thelever of tomorrow’s social democracy.In this perspective, the current debates on the EuropeanConstitution are essential. ‘Technical Europe’, the entity that hascome into being since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, has been aremarkable instrument for the construction of the Single EuropeanMarket. But it does not facilitate the construction of a socialdemocratic programme for Europe. This is, by definition, a politicalambition – and political institutions alone, responsible to Europeancitizens, can put this into place. Whatever its weaknesses, theEuropean Constitution marks the first founding step towards thispolitical Europe. It is urgent that all the European parties of the Leftmobilise to push for its adoption.We live in a period of transition towards a new political cycle. Onepolitical cycle is coming to a close: post-war social democracy. A newcycle is under construction: social democracy for the twenty-firstcentury.The world has changed – our political framework cannot remain thesame, anchored in the doctrine inherited from the Second World War.We are in ideological retreat; we are out of step with the politicaldemands of our fellow citizens, whom we offer policies that are notadapted to the rhythm of our times. This is the origin of the presentdemocratic crisis.This crisis is a fact, but it is not terminal. We have to respond tothe democratic challenge and work to rebuild our intellectualfoundations. We have to create a political project adapted to themutations of modernity, a vision of society capable of offering the keyto the future, a new identity that can face up to the fall of the oldcollective remedies. This perspective rejects the passive response to
22WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY?current transformations. Left reformism is not an abdication beforethe market, it is on the contrary a constituent part of a radicalreformism, capable of changing the course of the world.This is the collective ambition that we must fix ourselves upon.
Page 2 and 3: Where Now forEuropeanSocial Democra
Page 4 and 5: Published in 2004 by Policy Network
Page 6 and 7: AcknowledgementsThis collection of
Page 8 and 9: Notes on the ContributorsTony Blair
Page 10: PrefaceTONY BLAIRI welcome this pub
Page 13: 6WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMO
Page 18: What is a just society?For a radica
Page 21 and 22: 14WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEM
Page 27: 20WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEM
Page 48: GrowthandProsperity
Page 56 and 57: Growth Policies for Europe:Is there
Page 58 and 59: JEAN PISANI-FERRY 51and full employ
Page 60 and 61: JEAN PISANI-FERRY 53diminished as c
Page 62: JEAN PISANI-FERRY 55macroeconomic f
Page 80:
The NewPolitics ofInsecurity
Page 83 and 84:
76WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEM
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 92 and 93:
Freedom in Security:A Social Democr
Page 94 and 95:
BRIGITTE ZYPRIES 87that these recom
Page 96 and 97:
BRIGITTE ZYPRIES 89appropriate case
Page 98:
BRIGITTE ZYPRIES 91dispute regardin
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
100WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL DE
Page 109:
102WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN SOCIAL DE
show all

Where Now for European Social Democracy? - Policy Network

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?