Subtitle
Europe on the Defensive?The Left in Government Latin America and Europe Compared Documentation of the 2nd Conference
Volume, number, page
136 p.
Year of Publication
2010
Editor(s)
DAIBER Birgit
Organization Name
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
City
Brussels
Country of Publication
Belgium
Full Date
June 2010
Category
Speeches
Abstract
For the second time, political activists from Latin America and Europe met in Brussels at the invitation of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation to
discuss their experiences with left governments and/or left participation in government. At the first meeting, the widespread opinion was:
yes in spite of some disappointing results, as in France and Italy, the left cannot evade the challenge of government participation. The second conference was to serve the purpose of deepening our understanding of the issue. How is the left reacting to the global crisis? What strategic concepts exist? What are the political issues in which the left is implementing new concepts? What about such issues as participatory
justice, ecology, deepening democracy, or an alternative finan - cial architecture? Are developments in Latin America and Europe comparable
in the first place? What can leftists in Latin America and Europe learn from one another?
discuss their experiences with left governments and/or left participation in government. At the first meeting, the widespread opinion was:
yes in spite of some disappointing results, as in France and Italy, the left cannot evade the challenge of government participation. The second conference was to serve the purpose of deepening our understanding of the issue. How is the left reacting to the global crisis? What strategic concepts exist? What are the political issues in which the left is implementing new concepts? What about such issues as participatory
justice, ecology, deepening democracy, or an alternative finan - cial architecture? Are developments in Latin America and Europe comparable
in the first place? What can leftists in Latin America and Europe learn from one another?
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