The Americanization of the European Left

Issue Date April 2001
Volume 12
Issue 2
Page Numbers 74-87
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In postindustrial societies, class is less important as a source of party cleavage. With the European left embracing a market-friendly “third way,” political divisions in Europe are increasingly resembling those in the United States.

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