Title: The social democratic moment
First published: 1998
Description: In addition to revising our view of the interwar period and the building of European democracies, this book cuts against the grain of most current theorizing in political science by explicitly discussing when and how ideas influence political behavior.

Even though German and Swedish social democrats belonged to the some transnational political movement and faced similar political and social conditions in their respective countries before and after World War I, they responded very differently to the challenges of democratization and the Great Depression - with crucial consequences for the fates of their countries and the world at large.

Explaining why these two social democratic parties acted so differently is the primary task of this book. Berman's answer is that they had very different ideas about politics and economicswhat she calls their programmatic beliefs.
Subjects: History, Socialism, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti -- History -- 20th century., Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands -- History -- 20th century., Socialism -- Sweden -- History -- 20th century., Socialism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century., Europe, politics and government, 1945-
Places: Germany, Sweden
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: JN7995.S86 B47 1998