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Tag Archives: left wing politics
Nov 25 2019
It’s Not the Left: Ideology and Protest Participation
Comments Off on It’s Not the Left: Ideology and Protest ParticipationBy Filip Kostelka & Jan Rovny Who participates in protests? Much literature assumes that economic left-leaning individuals are expected to protest more than right-leaning ones. However, Filip Kostelka and Jan Rovny question this assumption and suggests that there is no … Continue reading
Posted by: November 25, 2019
Tagged with: Central and Eastern Europe, cleavages, left wing politics, protest movements, protests
Jul 30 2015
The Brussels diktat: and what followed
Comments Off on The Brussels diktat: and what followedBy 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
Comments Off on Greece must put aside divisive rhetoric if a solution to the country’s crisis is to be foundBy 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