Category Archives: Democracy

May 25 2022

The Cultural Veil: Iran’s Weaponization of Culture to Oppress Women and Deflect Criticism 

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Posted in: Democracy, Iran, Uncategorized

By 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 →

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Sep 28 2021

What does the fragmentation of the Bundestag mean for Germany?

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Posted in: Democracy, Elections, Environment, Europe, 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 →

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Nov 8 2019

The roots of right-wing populism in Central and Eastern Europe: at the nexus of neoliberalism and the global culture wars

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Posted in: Democracy, Enlargement, Europe, Gender, Hungary, Nationalism, Poland, Sweden

By 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 →

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Nov 6 2019

Democracy without choice – or just ‘the economy, stupid’? Political support during the Eurozone crisis

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Posted in: Democracy, Euro, Portugal

By 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 →

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Nov 5 2018

‘It’s not about Britain and Europe, it’s about Barnet High Street and All Saints’ School’: how will Brexit impact Barnet?

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Posted in: Brexit, Democracy, EU ref, Euroscepticism, Nationalism, United Kingdom

By Alexandra Bulat The London Borough of Barnet is one of the five local authority areas selected for the LSE project ‘Understanding Brexit impacts at a local level’, coordinated by the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit. The reports contextualise … Continue reading →

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Jul 23 2018

The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the Church

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Posted in: Democracy, Europe, Italy, Migration, Nationalism

By 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 →

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Jun 26 2018

Populism, Trump, and the future of democracy

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Posted in: Brexit, Democracy

By 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 →

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Apr 3 2018

The Catalan Crisis: Is There a Right to Self-Determination in the International Context?

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Posted in: Democracy, Nationalism, Spain

By 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 →

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Mar 15 2018

The crisis in Catalonia: How did we get here and how do we get out?

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Posted in: Democracy, Elections, Nationalism, Spain

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 →

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