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Melting democracy: the October 2024 national elections in Bulgaria

November 20, 2024

🔮 Populist radical-right parties are developing distinct education policies

November 19, 2024

UK voters support reforms to make parliament more family friendly

November 18, 2024

Trump branded Kamala Harris an extreme leftist. Did that cost her the election?

November 14, 2024

How the Grenfell fire in the UK exposed 'racial capitalism'

November 13, 2024

November 20, 2024

Melting democracy: the October 2024 national elections in Bulgaria

Liberal democracy is backsliding in another EU member state. After more than a decade of GERB-party governance in Bulgaria – and the erosion of democracy and media freedom – the latest elections show how far the country is struggling to guarantee free and fair election process. Dragomir Stoyanov and Milen Lyubenov take a deep dive.

November 19, 2024

🔮 Populist radical-right parties are developing distinct education policies

Oliver Gruber and Philipp Schnell examine how populist radical-right parties are extending their influence far beyond traditional populist policy areas, such as immigration. Across Europe, these parties are switching their focus to education policy.

November 18, 2024

UK voters support reforms to make parliament more family friendly

Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs, and this poses challenges for recruiting and retaining diverse politicians. Yet, argues Jessica Smith, recent research in the UK reveals that voters don’t penalise MPs for taking parental leave; indeed, women MPs even gain more support as mothers.

November 14, 2024

Trump branded Kamala Harris an extreme leftist. Did that cost her the election?

Stereotypes of race and gender didn’t seem to stick to Kamala Harris. But another kind did. Sanne van Oosten argues that in the run-up to the US election, the Trump campaign stereotyped Harris as an extreme leftist – a policy stereotype exacerbated by her race and gender

November 13, 2024

How the Grenfell fire in the UK exposed 'racial capitalism'

The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster revealed the contempt of multinational corporations, and how the British state neglected the people it was meant to protect. However, argues Sam Glasper, the inquiry’s final report fails to reveal the extent to which 'racial capitalism' affects the lives of Britain's most vulnerable people.

November 12, 2024

🔮 What explains the global appeal of authoritarian populism?

Gülşen Doğan describes how charismatic leadership, propaganda, and a commitment to stable governance are behind the rise of autocratic populists.

November 11, 2024

Climate change denialism and the crisis of the centre in Spain

We often link denialism and opposition to environmental issues to far-right parties, yet this is an oversimplification. Camil Ungureanu, Marc Sanjaume-Calvet and Balsa Lubarda argue that some centre-right parties, by downplaying ecological concerns and framing ecology as 'the new communism', paved the way for far-right climate denialism.

November 7, 2024

Italy’s cross-border crackdown on surrogacy, and the rising tide of transnational repression

Italy’s new cross-border surrogacy ban is typical of the way democratic nations are adopting authoritarian measures to target citizens who travel abroad to circumvent restrictions at home. The new law targets LGBTQ+ families in particular. Janina Heaphy argues that Italy's actions reflect a global trend of transnational restrictions on personal freedoms and human rights.

November 6, 2024

How Dark MAGA memes are shaping radical belief systems

Online memes have evolved from satirical messages to powerful ideological tools. Recently, the far-right 'Dark MAGA' movement has harnessed memes for political messaging and identity-building. Mimi Mihăilescu describes how Elon Musk has emerged as an anti-establishment symbol: revered, weaponised, and transformed within these radicalised online communities.

November 6, 2024

Breaking free from toxic culture in academia

Academia’s toxic culture is not just a systemic issue — it is also shaped by everyday interactions. While structural change is essential, progress can also come through the ways we treat one another. Individual actions can create a safer, more supportive environment for scholars and students, one small step at a time, writes Sofia Serra Silva.

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Melting democracy: the October 2024 national elections in Bulgaria

🔮 Populist radical-right parties are developing distinct education policies

UK voters support reforms to make parliament more family friendly

Trump branded Kamala Harris an extreme leftist. Did that cost her the election?

How the Grenfell fire in the UK exposed 'racial capitalism'

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