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Category Archives: Nationalism
Mar 19 2018
Immigration, Welfare Chauvinism and the Support for Radical Right Parties in Europe
4 CommentsBy Luis Cornago Bonal and Delia Zollinger Over a decade ago, Alesina and Glaeser (2004) argued that support for welfare policies in Europe will decrease as European countries become more ethnically diverse, primarily due to the difficulties of maintaining solidarity … Continue reading
Posted by: March 19, 2018
Tagged with: immigration, Nationalism, populism, welfare chauvinism
Mar 15 2018
The crisis in Catalonia: How did we get here and how do we get out?
Comments Off on The crisis in Catalonia: How did we get here and how do we get out?By Javier Carbonell and Luis Cornago Bonal This post summarises the second debate of the conference cycle about the crisis in Catalonia, titled Spain and Catalonia: Is There a Way Out of the Impasse?, took place on February 8 at the … Continue reading
Posted by: March 15, 2018
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, identity politics, Nationalism, Spain
Dec 8 2017
A Podcast on the Catalan Crisis
5 CommentsWith Jose Javier Olivas, Mireia Borrell and Michael Cottakis In this Talking Europe Podcast by the 1989 Generation Initiative our Editor Jose Javier Olivas Osuna discusses the Catalan crisis with Mireia Borrell, in a conversation moderated by Michael Cottakis. They set out the historical … Continue reading
Posted by: December 8, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, populism, Referendum
Nov 17 2017
Four graphs about Catalonia and citizens’ attitudes towards the EU
Comments Off on Four graphs about Catalonia and citizens’ attitudes towards the EUBy Ariane Aumaitre “Is this the Europe that you invite us to build, with a government in prison? How long are you, Europe, going to look away from this coup, from the abuse of our colleagues, who are elected representatives, … Continue reading
Posted by: November 17, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, Public Opinion, Spain
Jun 14 2017
Does the Catalan Independence Movement Really ‘Love Democracy’?
5 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas On 9 June 2017, the Catalan government announced a self-determination referendum to be held on 1 October 2017. Two days later, next to a big banner with the slogan ‘Love Democracy’ and in front of 40,000 … Continue reading
Posted by: June 14, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, populism, Referendum, Spain, Spanish constitution
Feb 7 2017
Against Anti-Pluralism
Comments Off on Against Anti-PluralismBy Max Hänska Citizens are voting for candidates hitherto considered unlikely; the future of the EU, and indeed the post-war international order is in question. It is unsurprising that the current fin de siècle atmosphere, and many citizens’ sense of … Continue reading
Posted by: February 7, 2017
Tagged with: Blame, Democracy, European identity, Euroscepticism, immigration, Inequality, Nationalism, populism, Trump
Dec 20 2016
President Trump and the Politics of Tragedy
5 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi For someone who tries to think in dialectical terms, the catastrophic handling of the immigration crisis in 2015 raised more than just some concern. It appears simply impossible that this kind of blunder could have not generated … Continue reading
Posted by: December 20, 2016
Tagged with: Angela Merkel, Brexit, Nemesis, Political Violence, Tragedy, Trump
Oct 20 2016
Democracy Between Compromise and Control
Comments Off on Democracy Between Compromise and ControlBy Henry Radice The slogan ‘take back control’ was widely credited as a key factor in the UK’s vote to leave the EU on June 23rd. That vote revealed many cleavages in how we understand our democracy. One significant one … Continue reading
Posted by: October 20, 2016
Tagged with: Borders, Brexit, control, Referendum
Oct 14 2016
The Rise of Populism Could Persist as Western society and its Academic Institutions Fail to Promote Critical Thought
1 CommentBy Athanasios Gkoutzioulis On the 4th of May, Donald Trump became the Republican presidential nominee while on the 23rd of June, Nigel Farage’s (and Arron Bank’s) campaign largely contributed to Brexit to the surprise of international public opinion. Trump’s or … Continue reading
Posted by: October 14, 2016
Tagged with: critical thinking, education, populism