French Socialists, Capitalism and the State: A Unique Approach within West European Social Democracy?

‘Like Father, Like Son’: Willy Brandt and Felipe González: Democracy, Social Democracy and Internationalism in Motion in the Late Cold War

“…119 However, Mathieu Fulla's work shows the usefulness of unpacking the French PS into different, sometimes contradictory, actors: Mauroy, Mitterrand and the Centre d'études, de recherches et d'éducation socialiste (CERES), for instance, had different views and degrees of appreciation for selfmanagement, ranging from scepticism in Mauroy's case to advocacy of its Marxist variety by CERES. 120 The current article uses a similar approach of not treating the PSOE as a monolithic entity or an umbrella term, but rather zooming in on its leader. Indeed, Tierno, after he joined the PSOE, and Pablo Castellanos, before he left the PSOE to establish Izquierda Unida, disagreed with González on important issues.…”