What’s Left of the Left in Central and Eastern Europe?

... have differences between them that should not be minimised, and which explain some of the left’s overall weakness. All strands can be considered as on the ‘left’ in that they broadly stand for equality, social justice, international solidarity and community cohesion. The social democrats and radical left share a belief in an activist welfare state (although they differ markedly over its parameters), while the Greens distrust central state action, preferring localism. The social democrats ...