After Trump’s Success: A Convergence of the Populist Challenge
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This essay attempts to look for the reasons of the current success of populists on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
Poland’s New Government: its Contestants, Followers and Allies
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Recent change of government in Poland mobilised many people, the spectrum of civil engagement is however polarised: from defenders of liberal values and adherents of conservative agenda to followers of nationalist resentments. Civil society is one of the key actors in Western liberal democracies. In transformation countries of Eastern-Central Europe, many initiatives were launched to …
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After Brexit, should the Eurozone pursue full political union?
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Is full political union of the eurozone the only way to stop the disintegration of Europe after Brexit?
Abortion Turmoil In Poland: Trading Women’s Rights For Political Goals
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Women’s bodies have once more become battlefields
How can we defend Europe from the onslaught of right wing populism?
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As if this new wave of fascism wasn’t bad enough, it will be nothing compared to the onslaught of digital capitalism.
Hungary: The country of the pro-European people and a Eurosceptic government
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In order to fully understand the Orbán government’s critique of the EU, and the hostility of the far-right Jobbik against the same, it is worth reviewing a few decades of political history in Hungary.
Here to stay? Populism in Italy and Germany
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The most striking differences between Italian and German populism derive from the novelty that populism represents in the German political and party system
Populism, Radical Right, and Socialist Nostalgia in Bulgarian Politics
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What is most disturbing is that in recent years radical right-wing parties have had an increasing influence on the government
Brexit: mind the gap
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The German SPD must be cautious not to over promise and under deliver in its response to Britain’s exit from the EU.
If political parties were startups …
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When the party of the future becomes a successful incubator, not only will it be seen as more indispensable, but it will also send a great signal to those who think politics is disconnected from reality.
A Few Thoughts on Brexit and Europe
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As the dust caused by the explosion on 23. June is beginning to settle, we can start picking up the debris to see what may possibly be salvaged from the disaster. It is still much too soon to tell what the final outcome of the referendum will be, which was directed at Westminster, not at …
The Populist Danger in the U.S. and Europe
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Paul Nolte’s contribution to our roundtable on the U.S. elections