The Socialist Left in Europe  

From their very formation, socialist movements in Europe experienced an internal tension in theory and organizational practice. This duality can be expressed as “socialism from above versus socialism from below” and “bureaucratic versus spontaneous organizational theories.” Until the Bolshevik Revolution, …



Heresies in European Communism  

It now is a fact taken for granted that there are a variety of Communist regimes pursuing ever more divergent policies. In that narrow sense, the Titoist heresy has won an irreversible victory. Yet little attention has been paid to …



Is There a “New Working Class”?  

Mass university education, in the advanced industrial countries,’ is leading to a shift in the function and character of university-educated personnel. From an elite education for sons of notables preparing to assume leading roles, there is a turn to vocational …