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Tag Archives: populism
May 28 2014
Disengagement, Division and the ‘Peasants’ Revolt’
2 CommentsBy Marley Morris “A kind of peasants’ revolt”. So said Boris Johnson of the European election results on Monday in a – typically English – evaluation of the events. Yet the picture is much more nuanced – and varied – than he makes out. … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2014
Tagged with: European Elections 2014, European Union, Euroscepticism, populism
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
May 7 2014
We Need to Talk About Europe
1 CommentBy Lila Caballero Last week Counterpoint released the short film We need to talk about Europe on the risks of populism in Europe. The film is part of our project Recapturing Europe’s Reluctant Radicals, a combination of quantitative and qualitative … Continue reading
Posted by: May 7, 2014
Tagged with: European Elections 2014, European Union, populism, Reluctant radicals, unemployment
Oct 23 2013
Political opportunism and the rise of extremism in Greece
10 CommentsBy Vassilis Paipais Respected commentators of domestic politics in Greece often point to the rise of extremism in the country in the form of radical right-wing formations, such as the infamous Golden Dawn, by citing the lack of a deep … Continue reading
Posted by: October 23, 2013
Tagged with: austerity, Corruption, extremism, Golden Dawn, populism, Reforms
Oct 15 2013
Was the EU Crisis the Elephant in the Room? Revisiting Angela Merkel’s victory in the German elections
Comments Off on Was the EU Crisis the Elephant in the Room? Revisiting Angela Merkel’s victory in the German electionsBy Hannah Richter While debates about the possibilities and conditions necessary to form a new German government are still ongoing amongst the different political parties, the general election result appears indisputable. Chancellor Angela Merkel was confirmed as Germany’s unchallenged conservative leader … Continue reading
Posted by: October 15, 2013
Tagged with: Eurozone crisis, German Elections 2013, Germany, Hannah Richter, populism, Public Sphere
Sep 20 2013
Populism in Greece and why the theory of the two extremes is wrong
3 CommentsBy Antonis Galanopoulos Populism as a term reappeared in everyday public discourse in Greece with the first protests against the memorandum with IMF, EU and ECB and its concomitant austerity policies. The polarisation at the base of the populism/anti-populism dichotomy … Continue reading
Posted by: September 20, 2013
Tagged with: anti-populism, discourse, Nationalism, populism
Jun 26 2013
‘Two Croatias’ at the finish line, not one of them a winner
2 CommentsBy Vanja Figenwald and Kristina Kardum It’s no surprise to many that an economic crisis almost always bears the same unwanted children and Croatia, soon to be the 28th member of the European Union, is no exception. Xenophobia, prejudice, scape-goat … Continue reading
Posted by: June 26, 2013
Tagged with: Euroscepticism, far-right, populism, unemployment, xenophobia
Mar 31 2013
Football diplomacy or populism going German-style
2 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou A story that went almost unnoticed in Greek media due to the dramatic developments in Cyprus over the last couple of weeks was the arrival of German football coach Otto Rehhagel in Athens on a diplomatic mission … Continue reading
Posted by: March 31, 2013
Tagged with: Angela Merkel, diplomacy, populism
Mar 7 2013
Grillo’s ‘threat’ and the Spanish press
2 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas The Italian general elections took place ten days ago. The divided results and the relatively unexpected success of Berlusconi’s The People of Freedom Coalition (29.1% of votes) and Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (25.5% of votes) … Continue reading
Posted by: March 7, 2013
Tagged with: ABC, anti-politics, Election, Euro, European Public Sphere, European Union, Grillo, Journalism, Mundo, Pais, Periodico, populism, Press, Vanguardia