Contemporary Trotskyism by Kelly, John E. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Praise Contemporary Trotskyism Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics Title Copyright Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction

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1 Theoretical Perspectives

Political parties Doctrine, Sects and Sectarianism Social Movements A Brief Note on the British Communist Party Conclusions Notes

2 Trotsky and the Origins of Trotskyism

Trotsky and Trotskyism Conclusions Notes

3 Development of the Trotskyist Movement in Britain, Part 1: 1950–1985

Defining Trotskyist Organizations and Measuring Organizational Membership 1950–1965 The Bleak Years: Limited Growth Inside the Labour Party 1966–1985 The Golden Age: Rapid and Substantial Growth Conclusions Notes

4 Development of the Trotskyist Movement in Britain, Part 2: 1985–2017

1985–2004 Disintegration: Organizational Turmoil and Membership Decline Stasis: Limited and Uneven Recovery in the Neoliberal Era 2005–2017 Conclusions Notes

5 Doctrine, Orthodoxy and Sectarianism

Doctrine and Sectarianism in the Orthodox Trotskyist Family Mainstream Trotskyism Third Camp Trotskyism Institutional Trotskyism The other Trotskyist Families Leadership and Doctrine Membership Education and Control The Dark Side of Charismatic Leadership The Lessons of 1917 Conclusions Notes

6 Party Recruitment

Sources of Recruits Problems of Recruitment and Retention Conclusions Appendix: Trotskyist Organizations in Western Europe Notes

7 Party Electoral Performance

Elections, Parliament and the State Trotskyist Electoral Performance in the UK 1974–2017 Explaining Poor Electoral Performance Dealing with Electoral ‘Failure’ Conclusions Appendix: Trotskyist electoral performance in Western Europe Notes

8 Organizational Resources

Membership Resources Raising Money: The Income of Trotskyist Organizations Staffing and Organizational Resources Cultural Resources Conclusions Notes

9 Working in the Trade Unions

Revolutionary Politics and the Trade Unions Trotskyism and Contemporary British Trade Unionism The Logic of Sectarian Competition Limitations and Achievements of Trade Union Work Conclusions Notes

10 Social Movements and Front Organizations

Varieties of Social Movement and Varieties of Engagement Successful Trotskyist-Led Social Movements Less-Successful Trotskyist-Led Social Movements Non-Trotskyist Social Movements Women and Gay Movements The Paradox of ‘Success’ Conclusions Notes

11 The Proliferation of Trotskyist Internationals

Framework The Trotskyist International Archipelago The Trotskyist Internationals: Sectarianism and Unity Conclusions Notes

12 The Achievements, Limitations and Weaknesses of Trotskyism

Development of the Trotskyist Movement Achievements of the Trotskyist Movement Limitations and Weaknesses of the Trotskyist Movement

Appendix 1 British Trotskyist Organizations 1950–2017

Current Organizations (N = 22) Defunct and Ex-Trotskyist Organizations (N = 31)

Appendix 2 Sources for Trotskyist Organizational Membership Figures

Current Organizations Defunct and Ex-Trotskyist Organizations

Appendix 3 Trotskyist organizations in Western Europe May 2017 Appendix 4 Defunct Trotskyist Internationals 1965–2017 Appendix 5 List of Interviewees Bibliography

Private Papers Theoretical Journals and Magazines: Current (Publisher) Theoretical Journals and Magazines: Defunct (Publisher) Newspapers: Current (Publisher) Newspapers: Defunct (Publisher) References Websites: UK Trotskyist Organizations Websites: Trotskyist Internationals

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