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

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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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Apr 5 2019

Back to the roots: Why the UK should have a second referendum

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Euroscepticism, United Kingdom

By 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 →

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Feb 7 2017

Against Anti-Pluralism

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Posted in: Euroscepticism, Max Hänska, Nationalism

By 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 →

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Jun 29 2016

Brexit and Democracy

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Euroscepticism, United Kingdom

By 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 →

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May 6 2016

Defenestrations: (Un)Framing the EU Referendum Debate, Part I

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Euroscepticism, Henry Radice, United Kingdom

By 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 →

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Jul 9 2015

The Greek Referendum: Popular Verdict or Foregone Conclusion?

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Posted in: Euro, Europe, Greece

By 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 →

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Dec 10 2014

The impact of the mass media on the quality of democracy within a state remains a much overlooked area of study

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Posted in: Media, Other

By 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 →

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Jul 11 2014

(No) Time for activism: the changing face of protest movements

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Posted in: Europe, Greece, Spain, Uncategorized

By 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 →

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May 27 2014

Democracy in Europe after the Elections

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Posted in: Euro, Europe, European elections, Euroscepticism

By 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 →

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Dec 10 2013

Democracy Nomen Nudum

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Posted in: Europe, Roberto Orsi, Vassilis Paipais

By 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 →

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