Cas Mudde, author at Social Europe

Far-Right wins in Austria and Germany: what mainstream parties keep getting wrong

Recent far-right victories in Europe reveal the dangerous effects of mainstreaming extremist views and the urgent need for a new political strategy.

Strategies for a world without right-wing populism and nationalism

Cas Mudde

The radical right has been setting the agenda in terms of identity and security. Social democrats need to recapture it and redefine Europe.

Nothing Left? In Search Of (a new) Social Democracy

Cas Mudde

The ongoing economic crisis has had many political losers, and some (mostly short-lived) political winners, but among all the change, one thing stays the same:

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It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal. European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss the transformative power of European Social Democracy, examine the far right’s efforts to redesign education systems to serve its own political agenda and highlight the growing threat of anti-gender movements to LGBTIQ+ rights – among other pressing topics.