Social Europe articles on politics

The west’s economic exploitation and moral arrogance are fuelling right-wing populism in east-central Europe.

Close scrutiny of the European Parliament and recent national elections belies a simple story of long-run decline for social democrats. A progressive programme is key to revival.

The arrest of the captain of an NGO rescue ship operating in the Mediterranean highlights the EU’s inaction in the face of Italy’s increasingly hostile agenda.

Paul Mason continues his sketch of a postcapitalist world by drawing out its implications for something in increasingly short supply—time.

The April general election in Spain was certainly a step forward for the Socialist Party. But that was only a recovery from its ‘third way’ step back.

The centenary of the Treaty of Versailles should remind us how closely it connected the fragile promise of peace to the quest for social justice.

A decade after the onset of the global crisis, youth unemployment remains high in many industrialised countries. But it’s not an act of nature.

The political forces most hostile to European integration are also the only ones to have formulated a common vision for Europe.

After years of disregarding privacy, exploiting user data and failing to control its platform, Facebook has unveiled a cryptocurrency and payment system that could take down the entire global economy.