Why Macron Is Not The New Left
Since his election in May 2017, international observers have fairly unanimously welcomed Emmanuel Macron as today’s modernizing figure in French politics and depicted him as
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Analysis and debate on European and national politics, democracy, the rule of law, parties and elections, and Europe’s place in the world.
Careers Still Matter Even In Today’s Gig Economy
Careers are alive and well. Despite the widespread opinion that we are witnessing the end of careers and flexibilization of working life as a whole,
Renzi’s Last Call
Italy’s Democratic Party (PD), the exact equivalent of Labour in Britain, is in total disarray. It came second in the 4 March general election, way
Standard Dilemmas Of Centre-Left Politics
On a day-to-day basis, it is hard to break free of a mindset dominated in the UK by the details of the Brexit negotiations or
‘Some Bloody Immigrants Think They Should Get All The Perks’
According to the latest figures of Italy’s National Institute for Statistics (ISTAT), 184,638 non-EU citizens acquired Italian citizenship in 2016. Of these 5,799 were Brazilians,
The Upheaval Italy Needs
Two months after the Italian general election on March 4, amid continuing uncertainty about what kind of government will emerge, a strange complacency seems to
Strange Bedfellows Undermining Liberalism: Trump And Academia
For people like myself, working as a social science researcher, these are very strange times. Almost any colleague, in whatever discipline you talk with, will
Widening The Social Protection Safety Net
What makes Europe different from many other parts of the world? One answer is social protection: the principle of assisting the most vulnerable in society
Australia’s Immigration Policy: Political And Economic Lessons For Europe
Far right European politicians have apparently ‘fallen in love’ with a particular aspect of Australian immigration policy, namely, the government’s abysmal treatment of asylum seekers.
How Europe Gets Roma Culture And Identity Wrong
There are several different social groups known as Roma which share common historical and cultural elements, formerly called Gypsies, Tzigane, Zingari, Gitanes, Zigeuner, Bohemians and
The Postmodern Illusion
Once, postmodernism and its protagonists identified themselves as freedom fighters – and probably still do. Their argument goes like this: The universalism of modernity and
Globalisation: New Deal On Labour Mobility
What do you think is the crisis of globalisation and how did it come about? The crisis is the result of a lot of people
Germany’s Populist Temptation
Because populism is not an ideology in itself, it can easily appeal to mainstream political parties seeking to shore up flagging electoral support. There are
Two Minutes To Midnight
International relations involve different logics, dynamics, and practices. One of the most relevant processes involving nations with significant power attributes, whether global or regional, is
An Unlikely Cure For Populism: Workplace Democracy
Trump in the White House, Orban in Hungary, the Law and Justice party in Poland, the AfD in Germany, Erdoğan in Turkey… It seems like
What’s Been Stopping The Left?
Why were democratic political systems not responsive early enough to the grievances that autocratic populists have successfully exploited – inequality and economic anxiety, decline of