Author Archives: Eurocrisis in the Press

Jul 27 2017

How the Migrant Crisis is Pushing Italy Away from Europe

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Posted in: Europe, Italy, Migration

by Alessandro Franzi Immigration is going to be the political battleground of the next Italian general elections due in 2018. Virtually all major political leaders have hardened their position on borders protection following the new migration crisis in the Mediterranean. … Continue reading →

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Jul 21 2017

The Conflicting Identity Politics of Brexit

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Posted in: Europe, Henry Radice, United Kingdom

By Henry Radice So far, for many people, the experience of Brexit appears to be one of real individual anxiety and pain set against a prospective, and increasingly unlikely, collective gain. This is the case for both non-British EU citizens … Continue reading →

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Jul 12 2017

Renaissance or Decline? Europe‘s Crisis of Solidarity

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Posted in: Euro, Europe, Migration

By Federico Nicolaci It is plain, and painful, to see: Europe’s existential crisis, which broke out almost eight years ago, far from gradually finding its solution, is worsening month by month. Not without a certain amount of irony, the disintegration … Continue reading →

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Jun 14 2017

Does the Catalan Independence Movement Really ‘Love Democracy’?

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Posted in: Jose Javier Olivas, Nationalism, Spain

By 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 →

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Jun 5 2017

How the General Election 2017 Campaign is Shaping Up on Twitter

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Posted in: Max Hänska, Media, United Kingdom

By Stefan Bauchowitz and Max Hänska If we are to believe the pundits, social media has played an outsized role in recent political events, and so it is not surprising that its role in the upcoming General Election has been … Continue reading →

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Jun 1 2017

The Manifesto Everyone Hates to Love

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Posted in: United Kingdom

By Alexandros Alexandropoulos Polls are now giving the General Election a renewed interest: Labour has significantly reduced the Conservative lead, making the final result uncertain. But it’s another poll that truly summarises politics in 2017. A ComRes poll found that … Continue reading →

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May 30 2017

How Portugal’s leaders exploited the bail out to pass measures they already supported

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Posted in: Portugal

By Catherine Moury and Adam Standring  During the Eurozone crisis, states receiving a bailout were required to implement spending cuts and other reforms in return for financial assistance. But to what extent did the governments of these states use the … Continue reading →

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May 17 2017

Non-member supporters and GE 2017: a vital but underestimated campaigning resource

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Posted in: Monica Poletti, United Kingdom

By Monica Poletti Party members are vital for party campaigning: they are more readily mobilised and engage more in high intensity activities than party supporters. At the same time, there are more non-member supporters than there are members. This article looks … Continue reading →

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May 5 2017

The Politics of Post-Truth

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Posted in: Europe, Other, Roberto Orsi

By Roberto Orsi Every book is imbued with the name of God, and we have anagrammed all books in history, without praying […]. What our lips said, our cells have learnt. What have my cells done? They have invented a … Continue reading →

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May 1 2017

Greece: any better times or more pitfalls ahead?

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Posted in: Euro, Greece

By Lucas Juan Manuel Alonso Alonso In 2015, Greece, an EU state member since 1981 with a population of 10,846,979 people, recorded the highest level of GGD (General Government Gross Debt to GDP ratio) in the EU-28, at 176.9%. Concerning … Continue reading →

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