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Category Archives: Nationalism
Dec 11 2019
Debate: Social Fragmentation in Catalonia: a civil conflict?
Comments Off on Debate: Social Fragmentation in Catalonia: a civil conflict?This event explored the endogenous historical factors and contemporary dynamics that have led to unprecedented political polarisation and social fragmentation within Catalonia around the issues of secession, ethnic identity and language. The event took place on Faw 2.04, Fawcett House, … Continue reading
Posted by: December 11, 2019
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, civil conflict, Independence, social fragmentation
Nov 12 2019
Nationalism and England’s Political Predicament
Comments Off on Nationalism and England’s Political PredicamentBy Charles Leddy-Owen As the Brexit crisis continues to unfold, Leddy-Owen’s recently published book fills a gap in academic analysis left by quantitative political scientists who ignore the sociology of nationalism and sociologists of race who ignore electoral politics. This … Continue reading
Posted by: November 12, 2019
Tagged with: Brexit, Nationalism, UK, UK elections
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 29 2019
Issue communitarisation in Belgian politics: explaining the prolonged appeal of New Flemish Alliance’s nationalism
Comments Off on Issue communitarisation in Belgian politics: explaining the prolonged appeal of New Flemish Alliance’s nationalismBy Koen Abts, Emmanuel Dalle Mulle and Rudi Laermans. Since the early 2000s, the stateless nationalist party New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) has experienced a burgeoning growth without major changes in grassroots support for independence and only ambiguous ones for more regional autonomy. Issue … Continue reading
Posted by: October 29, 2019
Tagged with: Belguim, Flanders, N-VA, Nationalism
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
Oct 21 2018
The three founding Myths of Italy’s new Nationalism
Comments Off on The three founding Myths of Italy’s new NationalismBy Alessandro Franzi The aftermath of 2018 Italian elections has turned into a political reality show powered by the media system. Centre stage stands Matteo Salvini, leader of the Northern League, who became deputy prime minister, Interior minister and the de facto head of government. … Continue reading
Posted by: October 21, 2018
Tagged with: European Elections, Five star movement, Luigi Di Maio, Matteo Salvini, Northern League
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
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 23 2018
Germany’s Silent Democratic Crisis
Comments Off on Germany’s Silent Democratic CrisisBy Christian Kloetzer After elections for the German Bundestag in September 2017, the phase of government formation has now ended, as the coalition between Christian democrats and social democrats has voted another cabinet under Chancellor Merkel into office last week. … Continue reading
Posted by: March 23, 2018
Tagged with: AFD, CDU, CSU, German Elections 2017, immigration, SDP