A new radical left : comparative analysis of transformations of the radical left party family in the XXIth century : (2000-2017)

• Main Author: Confesson, Alan
• Other Authors: Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE), Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ), Université Grenoble Alpes, Pierre Bréchon
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: Left; Radical; Analysis; Comparative; Reorganization; Parties; Gauche; Radicale; Analyse; Transformations; Partis; [SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science; Iceland; Islande
• Online Access: https://theses.hal.science/tel-02361130; https://theses.hal.science/tel-02361130/document; https://theses.hal.science/tel-02361130/file/CONFESSON_2019_archivage.pdf

In Germany, Belgium, France, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia and Portugal, radical left parties are experiencing electoral surges, often reaching new levels as well. In countries where they are traditionally well established, if they don't break through, they remain an important player in political and parliamentary life, particularly in Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden. It is therefore relevant to question the phenomenon: why this return in force of the radical left parties? What are the causes? Who are the actors in favor of this renewal? Answering these questions can only be done through a comparative analysis.The thesis aims to answer two questions that have structured its writing:1 / why is the european radical left transforming itself, what are the factors causing this transformation by encouraging its leaders to operate it, and what is the nature of these transformations?2 / What are the objectives and expectations of these transformations, and how do they translate into the rallying of new voters in the elections?We start from the premise that a party does not change in vain. If a prty amends its identity, its project, its speeches or the mode of operation of its organization, it is that this party expect to cross a course in its development. Through a comparative analysis between Germany, Spain, Greece and Portugal, we will see the emergence and structuring of a new radical left permanently impacting the partisan family of the European radical left. En Allemagne, en Belgique, en France, en Irlande, en Islande, en Slovénie ou au Portugal, la gauche radicale connaît des poussées électorales, atteignant bien souvent des niveaux là aussi inédits. Dans les pays dans lesquels elle est traditionnellement bien implantée, si elle ne perce pas, elle demeure un acteur important de la vie politique et parlementaire, notamment à Chypre, en République tchèque, en Finlande, en Suède. Il est donc pertinent d’interroger le phénomène : pourquoi ce retour en force des partis de la gauche radicale ? Quelles en sont ...