Social Democracy and Urban Politics
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cities
environmentalism
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gentrification
housing
inequality
political parties
radical left
social democracy
social movements
urbanisation
voting behaviour
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- ISBN 9781526180940
- Weight: 651g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Oct 2025
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Social democratic parties struggle to appeal to a divided electorate. Particularly prescient is the clash between working-class voters that are socially conservative and middle-class voters who are liberally inclined but economically left. Are politics and policies that appeal to both even a possibility? Nowhere is that debate more acute than in European cities, yet in no other political space are answers more likely to be found. Where urban voters turn left, they are increasingly attracted by radical and green alternatives to social democracy. Social democracy and urban politics delves into the changing relationship between these three party families on the urban scene. Mapping electoral geography, governing strategies and the interface between parties and social movements on the left, the authors reflect upon the formation and dilemmas of a broader progressive alliance.
Nik. Brandal is Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Oslo New University College.
Øivind Bratberg is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.
