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Category Archives: Europe
Nov 8 2019
The roots of right-wing populism in Central and Eastern Europe: at the nexus of neoliberalism and the global culture wars
2 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’
Leave a commentBy 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
Comments Off on The European elections generated real momentum for renewable energy – it’s time for MEPs to rise to the occasionBy 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
Jun 27 2019
The European Periphery and the Eurozone Crisis
Comments Off on The European Periphery and the Eurozone CrisisBy Neil Dooley Nearly ten years on from the first Greek bailout, the countries of the eurozone periphery have exhibited markedly divergent recoveries. A popular narrative attributes the contrasting recoveries of Greece and Ireland to their divergent enthusiasm for following … Continue reading
Posted by: June 27, 2019
Tagged with: Bailout, debt, Eurozone crisis, Greece, Ireland
Apr 5 2019
Back to the roots: Why the UK should have a second referendum
2 CommentsBy Kilian Wirthwein and Fabian Ferrari Fifteen years after the failure to adopt the European Constitution of 2004, the European political landscape has changed dramatically. Although this represented a major setback on the path of European integration, it would have been hard to find someone so … Continue reading
Posted by: April 5, 2019
Tagged with: Brexit, British politics, Democracy, EU referendum, Legitimation, political legitimacy
Mar 20 2019
Europe in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Digital skills for education and society beyond crisis
Comments Off on Europe in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Digital skills for education and society beyond crisisBy Charalambos Tsekeris and Theodora Papaefthimiou This short article maintains that, in times of structural and persistent crisis, Europe needs to tackle the multiple challenges and existential fears by cultivating a strong and dynamical digital skills ecosystem, based on collective values and … Continue reading
Posted by: March 20, 2019
Tagged with: digital skills, digitalisaiton, education, media literacy
Mar 15 2019
Understanding Brexit at a local level: Mansfield case study
Comments Off on Understanding Brexit at a local level: Mansfield case studyBy Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni In January 2018, I joined a team of researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE) who were starting to work on a project about the local-level impact of Britain’s departure from the European Union in five British … Continue reading
Posted by: March 15, 2019
Tagged with: Brexit, EU referendum, governance, local economy, Mansfield, migration, Research
Nov 20 2018
Labour and Brexit: a ‘sensible’ deal?
Comments Off on Labour and Brexit: a ‘sensible’ deal?By Mary Kaldor According to Theresa May, the choice is between her deal, no deal or no Brexit. But the Labour leadership still seems to think that it can negotiate a more ‘sensible deal’. What on earth would a more … Continue reading
Posted by: November 20, 2018
Tagged with: Corbyn, Labour
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 14 2018
Italy’s Eurosceptic Turn
2 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi Italy has a new government. Matching the unprecedented results of the election of 4 March, this new government marks the beginning of something never seen before. Italy is the first country in the Western half of the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 14, 2018
Tagged with: migrant crisis, political failure