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Category Archives: Europe
Sep 28 2021
What does the fragmentation of the Bundestag mean for Germany?
Leave a commentBy 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
Jun 15 2021
The EU has lost its touristic touch: Countries like Cyprus, Spain and Malta are trying to regain it
Comments Off on The EU has lost its touristic touch: Countries like Cyprus, Spain and Malta are trying to regain itBy Kristi Allaj The European Union has been one of the most classic tourist destinations in the world. The freedom of travel for its natives and tourists visiting one continent with various cultures has allowed the EU to take advantage … Continue reading
Posted by: June 15, 2021
Apr 26 2020
The European Ecological Transition in the ‘Post-Covid’ Era
Comments Off on The European Ecological Transition in the ‘Post-Covid’ EraBy Andrea Pérez Ruiz and Kilian Wirthwein Vega Only a few months ago, the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, now a field hospital, hosted the COP 25 climate summit, whose task was to close the rule book of the Paris … Continue reading
Posted by: April 26, 2020
Tagged with: Climate Change, Covid-19, European Commission, European Union, Green New Deal, green parties
Dec 21 2019
Greta does not need to be saved, she needs to be listened
Comments Off on Greta does not need to be saved, she needs to be listenedBy Victoria Abi Saab and Miguel Angel Zhan Dai Through a comparaison with Malala Yusafzai, the authors aim to undertsand the campaign of demonisation and decredibilisation specifically targeted at another young activist, Greta Thunberg. First, the nature of their messages is … Continue reading
Posted by: December 21, 2019
Tagged with: Climate Change, elites, Greta Thunberg, Malala
Dec 11 2019
Why the European Stability Mechanism reform should be postponed
1 CommentBy Shahin Vallée, Jérémie Cohen-Setton, Paul De Grauwe and Sebastian Dullien. Eurozone finance ministers reached a preliminary agreement on a reform of the European Stability Mechanism in June, but failed to conclude it last week. The reform is now set to be discussed during the … Continue reading
Posted by: December 11, 2019
Tagged with: european mechanism stability, Eurozone, Eurozone crisis
Nov 25 2019
It’s Not the Left: Ideology and Protest Participation
Comments Off on It’s Not the Left: Ideology and Protest ParticipationBy Filip Kostelka & Jan Rovny Who participates in protests? Much literature assumes that economic left-leaning individuals are expected to protest more than right-leaning ones. However, Filip Kostelka and Jan Rovny question this assumption and suggests that there is no … Continue reading
Posted by: November 25, 2019
Tagged with: Central and Eastern Europe, cleavages, left wing politics, protest movements, protests
Nov 21 2019
Do political divides translate into social divides? Winners and losers of globalisation
Comments Off on Do political divides translate into social divides? Winners and losers of globalisationBy Marc Helbling and Sebastian Jungkunz Over the years globalisation has led to major socio-political change that led to the emergence of a new cleavage between those who profit from it and those who suffer from the negative consequences thereof. Marc Helbling and Sebastian … Continue reading
Posted by: November 21, 2019
Tagged with: AFD, Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), far-right, globalisation, populism
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
Oct 21 2019
Whose freedom, and from what?: The child as cipher for a (transnational) politics of ‘traditional values’
Comments Off on Whose freedom, and from what?: The child as cipher for a (transnational) politics of ‘traditional values’By Maria Brock Awareness of increasing (and increasingly politicised) sentiment against so-called ‘gender ideology’ is spreading, and no longer merely confined to academic and activist circles. Indeed, while her work is considered notoriously inaccessible to those outside academe, Judith Butler, … Continue reading
Posted by: October 21, 2019
Tagged with: anti-gender, Children, education, Gender, Heteroactivism, LGBTQ
Jul 19 2019
The European elections generated real momentum for renewable energy – it’s time for MEPs to rise to the occasion
1 CommentBy Anar Ahmadov The EU has set a target of generating at least 20% of its total energy needs through renewables by 2020. Given the success of Green parties in May’s European Parliament elections, there is now real momentum in … Continue reading
Posted by: July 19, 2019
Tagged with: Energy, EU Regulation, Green Energy, green parties, renewable energy