The Quest for Evolutionary Socialism

Eduard Bernstein and Social Democracy

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ID19923765
AuthorsManfred B Steger (0000-0002-1679-6539, Illinois State University, corresponding author)
Year1997
Publication date1997-03-27
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueQuest for Evolutionary Socialism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511558603
OpenAlexW4206468269
Open LibraryOL34441140M
ISBN9780511558603
LanguageEN
Citations received18

The Quest for Evolutionary Socialism uses Eduard Bernstein's life and works as the basis for an examination of the interactions between European social democratic politics and socialist political ideas. It is thus a timely response to the need for a new, comprehensive biography of Bernstein, the German 'Father of Marxist Revisionism'. Professor Steger incorporates recent academic developments and addresses current debates on the 'End of Socialism' resulting from the collapse of Marxism-Leninism and the chronic ailments of European social democracy. This study is set within the historical context of the European labour movement and thus Steger interprets Bernstein's 'Evolutionary Socialism' as an ethically motivated quest for liberty, solidarity and distributive justice. Steger stresses that the future of social democracy depends on its ability to heed Bernstein's call for critical self-reflection and to reorientate towards more liberal ideals

Communism · Context (archaeology) · Democracy · German · Marxist philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Socialism · Sociology · Solidarity · Critical Theory and Philosophy · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Political theory and Gramsci

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