In this issue, the past, present, and future of social democracy in the context of rival political movements on the left and wider cultural and intellectual influences, as well social democracy's relationship with socioeconomics is explored.
Kevin Morgan teaches politics at the University of Manchester. He is author of the biography Harry Pollitt and editor of the Socialist History Journal. John Callaghan is a professor of politics at the University of Wolverhampton and reviews editor for the Socialist History Journal. Willie Thompson is a former editor of the Socialist History Journal and author of Postmodernism and History.