1. Practical social democracy: an introduction Magnus Feldmann, Jonas Hinnfors and Mark Wickham-Jones; Part I. The Evolution and Institutionalization of Social Democracy: 2. The changing profiles and fortunes of centre-left parties Sheri Berman; 3. The future of social democracy Adam Przeworski; 4. Did the working class abandon the social democrats? Or was it the other way around? Jonas Pontusson; 5. The development of practical social democracy in the United Kingdom Mark Wickham-Jones; Part II. Social Democratic Policy-Making: 6.

Pension markets in Sweden and Denmark: practical social democracy? Karen M. Anderson; 7. Embracing the market? Social democracy and financial liberalisation in Finland Magnus Feldmann; 8. The German social democrats' agricultural dilemma Brian Shaev; 9. Varieties of practical social democracy in Australia Rob Manwaring; 10. Paradigm change within the British Labour party Emmanuelle Avril and Eric Shaw; 11. Governing through inter-party dialogue: lessons in collaborative statecraft from Portugal 2015 -2022 Eunice Goes; Part III. Rhetoric, Language and Ideology: 12.

Education and practical social democracy Jane Gingrich; 13. The (im)practical consequences of practical solutions: the increasing gap between ideological rhetoric and concrete policy pledges in Swedish social democracy Jonas Hinnfors; 14. Interpreting social democracy: 'common meanings' within the social democratic world Karl Pike; 15. British social democracy in practice: some lessons from history Jon Lawrence; 16. Conclusions: lessons from practical social democracy Magnus Feldmann, Jonas Hinnfors and Mark Wickham-Jones.