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Tag Archives: Democracy
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
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
Feb 7 2017
Against Anti-Pluralism
Comments Off on Against Anti-PluralismBy Max Hänska Citizens are voting for candidates hitherto considered unlikely; the future of the EU, and indeed the post-war international order is in question. It is unsurprising that the current fin de siècle atmosphere, and many citizens’ sense of … Continue reading
Posted by: February 7, 2017
Tagged with: Blame, Democracy, European identity, Euroscepticism, immigration, Inequality, Nationalism, populism, Trump
Jun 29 2016
Brexit and Democracy
7 CommentsBy Mary Kaldor The vote to leave Europe seems to have set off a spate of events spinning in different and dangerous directions. The two main political parties are falling apart. Scottish politicians are already a tabling a second referendum … Continue reading
Posted by: June 29, 2016
Tagged with: article 50, Brexit, Democracy, Referendum
May 6 2016
Defenestrations: (Un)Framing the EU Referendum Debate, Part I
Comments Off on Defenestrations: (Un)Framing the EU Referendum Debate, Part IBy Henry Radice Observing (full disclosure: from the perspective of a strong supporter of Remain) the politics of the UK’s upcoming EU referendum, a number of problematic framings of the question of British membership of the EU appear relevant to … Continue reading
Posted by: May 6, 2016
Tagged with: Democracy, Donald Trump, populism, Referendum
Jul 9 2015
The Greek Referendum: Popular Verdict or Foregone Conclusion?
3 CommentsBy Eleftherios Antonopoulos It is easy to blame the yes campaign but hard to account for its 38.69 per cent in a snap referendum framed as foregone conclusion In the early morning hours of Saturday June 27, Greek TV programmes … Continue reading
Posted by: July 9, 2015
Tagged with: Democracy, Euro crisis, Greek Referendum, Grexit, IMF, Tsipras
Dec 10 2014
The impact of the mass media on the quality of democracy within a state remains a much overlooked area of study
7 CommentsBy Lisa Müller Media organisations are generally assumed to play an important role in democracies, but how effective are they in performing this function within specific states? Lisa Müller outlines results from an analysis of 47 countries, based on a framework which rates … Continue reading
Posted by: December 10, 2014
Tagged with: Comparative media analysis, Democracy, Lisa Müller, Mass Media
Jul 11 2014
(No) Time for activism: the changing face of protest movements
4 CommentsBy Anne Kaun New media and technologies and, in particular, social media have been celebrated over the last few years for their role in protest movements, such as the 15-M movement in Spain, the ‘Aganaktismenoi’ in Greece or the global … Continue reading
Posted by: July 11, 2014
Tagged with: activism, Aganaktismenoi, Democracy, media, occupy movements, Podemos, resistance
May 27 2014
Democracy in Europe after the Elections
9 CommentsBy Mary Kaldor Nationalism is a way of deflecting discontent towards a convenient scapegoat, an ‘other’ – the immigrant or Europe. It is a way of mobilising political support while avoiding any commitment to address the underlying causes of discontent; … Continue reading
Dec 10 2013
Democracy Nomen Nudum
5 CommentsBy Xavier Guillaume, Roberto Orsi and Vassilios Paipais The Eurozone crisis is much more than a sheer fiscal problem plaguing a number of countries in the South of the continent. It is rather a symptom of a diseased situation that … Continue reading
Posted by: December 10, 2013
Tagged with: austerity, deindustrialisation, Democracy, elites, governmentality, Monetary Policy, technocrats