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Tag Archives: left wing politics
Jul 30 2015
The Brussels diktat: and what followed
Leave a commentBy Etienne Balibar, Sandro Mezzadra and Frieder Otto Wolf Alexis Tsipras won the battle on a question of principle – the need for a new Europe – even if he lost the war that ensued. What are the implications for … Continue reading
Posted by: July 30, 2015
Tagged with: Brussels diktat, Europe, Greece, left wing politics, Tsipras
Mar 25 2015
Greece must put aside divisive rhetoric if a solution to the country’s crisis is to be found
Leave a commentBy Lambros Fatsis We need to talk about Syriza. But it would be unwise to do so without perspective, or without history. We need perspective in order to gain perspective, thereby allowing us to triangulate rather than simply divide … Continue reading
Posted by: March 25, 2015
Tagged with: austerity, Greek politics, Independent Greeks, left wing politics, populism, SYRIZA
Aug 28 2014
The End of Tolerance and the New Populism
4 CommentsBy Marina Prentoulis and Lasse Thomassen Reflections on the 2014 local and European election results have heavily stressed the rise of the populist far right. Clearly they have emerged as a leading political force at home and abroad, but this … Continue reading
Posted by: August 28, 2014
Tagged with: alterity, far-right, immigration, left wing politics, Marxism, othering, populism, tolerance, UKIP