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Category Archives: Democracy
May 25 2022
The Cultural Veil: Iran’s Weaponization of Culture to Oppress Women and Deflect Criticism
Comments Off on The Cultural Veil: Iran’s Weaponization of Culture to Oppress Women and Deflect CriticismBy Jessica Yeroshalmi Iran’s legislation of the veil should be seen as a weaponization of culture in order to oppress women. Compulsion and culture are mutually exclusive and cannot exist within the same realm. On January 8th 1963, Iran’s Reza Shah … Continue reading
Posted by: May 25, 2022
Sep 28 2021
What does the fragmentation of the Bundestag mean for Germany?
Comments Off on What does the fragmentation of the Bundestag mean for Germany?By Kilian Wirthwein Vega The increasing fragmentation of seats in the Bundestag may paradoxically lead to greater consensus on the green and digital transformation. Across Europe, the number of parties present in legislative chambers has increased, increasing the need to … Continue reading
Posted by: September 28, 2021
Tagged with: elections, fragmentation, Germany, green parties, SPD
Nov 8 2019
The roots of right-wing populism in Central and Eastern Europe: at the nexus of neoliberalism and the global culture wars
3 CommentsBy Elżbieta Korolczuk In their recent article in The Guardian, based on the forthcoming book The Light that Failed: The Reckoning Ivan Krastev and Steven Holmes claim that the current illiberal backlash in countries such as Poland and Hungary is best … Continue reading
Posted by: November 8, 2019
Tagged with: 1989, Central and Eastern Europe, Crisis, Democracy, globalisation, Liberal Democracy, Neoliberalism, populism, post-socialism, protests
Nov 6 2019
Democracy without choice – or just ‘the economy, stupid’? Political support during the Eurozone crisis
Comments Off on Democracy without choice – or just ‘the economy, stupid’? Political support during the Eurozone crisisBy Daniel Devine Between 2008 and 2014, satisfaction with democracy and the trust people had for their political institutions collapsed across most of Europe, but most severely in Southern Europe. Was this decline about the loss of citizens’ democratic choice due … Continue reading
Posted by: November 6, 2019
Tagged with: democratic deficit, Eurocrisis, Eurozone, Southern Europe
Jul 23 2018
The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the Church
Comments Off on The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the ChurchBy Alessandro Franzi The new Italian government, formed by the Five Stars Movement and the League, also poses a challenge to the Catholic Church. However, it is not only its populist tones that create a division between State and religious … Continue reading
Posted by: July 23, 2018
Tagged with: catholic church, immigration, Italy, Matteo Salvini, Nationalism, Pope, refugee crisis
Jun 26 2018
Populism, Trump, and the future of democracy
1 CommentBy Michael J. Sandel These are dangerous times for democracy. Russia, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, and other places that once offered democratic hope are now, in varying degrees, falling into authoritarianism. Democracy is also in trouble in sturdier places. In the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 26, 2018
Tagged with: Donald Trump, European Public Sphere, Michael Sandel, populism, Trump, United States
Apr 3 2018
The Catalan Crisis: Is There a Right to Self-Determination in the International Context?
2 CommentsBy Javier Padilla and Sergio Olalla On February 22, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) hosted the fourth and last debate of a series ‘What is Next for Spain and Catalonia?’. Moderated by Julio Crespo MacLennan, professors Montserrat Guibernau, Manuel … Continue reading
Posted by: April 3, 2018
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalan referendum, Catalonia, Political Theory, self-determination
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