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Tag Archives: far right
Apr 17 2013
Five minutes with William Outhwaite: “The chic ultra-right populism of Geert Wilders and others is certainly worrying”
2 CommentsAs part of our on-going Thinkers on Europe series, EUROPP’s editors Stuart A Brown and Chris Gilson spoke to Professor of Sociology William Outhwaite about the EU’s democratic deficit, the rise of the far-right, and whether sociologists should do more … Continue reading
Posted by: April 17, 2013
Tagged with: democracy, far right, sociology, Thinkers on Europe
Apr 11 2013
Five minutes with Michael Mann: “Globalisation has never been a singular process; it’s always been a multiple one”
1 CommentHow do we conceptualise processes of globalisation, and what impact does European integration have on nation states? As part of our on-going ‘Thinkers on Europe’ series, EUROPP’s editors spoke to Michael Mann about his view of globalisation, the effect of … Continue reading
Posted by: April 11, 2013
Tagged with: European integration, far right, five minutes with, globalisation, Thinkers on Europe
Apr 3 2013
The blurring of the border between the mainstream right and far-right in France has helped to normalize the Front National.
Leave a commentA recent poll suggests that one-third of French people agree with the ideas of the Front National. Nonna Mayer looks at what lies behind this apparent normalization of France’s once outcast far-right. The most recent poll on the popularity of France’s … Continue reading
Posted by: April 3, 2013
Tagged with: far right, France, Marine Le Pen
Feb 6 2013
The 2013 Italian elections will be pivotal for the future of Lega Nord and the regions of Northern Italy.
2 CommentsParliamentary elections are due to be held in Italy on 24-25 February. As part of EUROPP’s series of articles previewing the election, Gianluca Passarelli assesses the prospects of one of Italy’s most controversial parties: Lega Nord. He notes that the … Continue reading
Posted by: February 6, 2013
Tagged with: 2013 Italian elections, far right, Italy, Lega Nord, Padania, populism, regionalism
Dec 17 2012
The Sweden Democrats racism scandal will not be a fatal blow to the party’s appeal to the Swedish electorate.
2 CommentsLast month a Swedish newspaper published video footage showing prominent members of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) party verbally abusing a Swedish-Kurdish comedian. Anders Hellström argues that while the scandal has undermined the party’s attempts to move into the political … Continue reading
Posted by: December 17, 2012
Tagged with: far right, Sweden, Sweden Democrats
Dec 10 2012
Launching our new podcast series: voxEUROPP
2 CommentsToday EUROPP launches the first episode in our new voxEUROPP series of podcasts. Presented by Chris Gilson and Stuart A Brown voxEUROPP draws on academic experts from EUROPP to discuss the latest issues across European governance, economics, politics, culture and society, … Continue reading
Posted by: December 10, 2012
Tagged with: austerity, far right, France, Greece
