Articles by Martino Comelli

February 19, 2025

Christian Democracy’s pact with the far right

Martino Comelli

Across Europe, mainstream conservative parties are edging closer to ultranationalists and far-right populists. Many see this as a sudden turn. But Martino Comelli argues its roots are part of Christian Democratic strategy DNA. Historically, this strategy has balanced market liberalism with the desire to constrain mass politics

May 10, 2022

🌊 Christian democracy is to blame for Europe’s democratic backsliding

Martino Comelli

Christian democracy is the political culture that has been the driving force behind European integration. Yet, according to Martino Comelli, it has also facilitated the democratic backsliding of some countries of central and east Europe by providing an illiberal political toolbox of narratives and policies

February 26, 2021

Why northern Europe is so indebted

Martino Comelli

You might think the US would be world champion of household debt, yet the highest private indebtment has always been in the Nordic countries, where inclusive welfare makes debt into an investment. But debt takes on different forms, writes Martino Comelli, and gerontocratic welfare and consumer credit is a burden for those in other nations

Martino Comelli

Researcher, Institute for Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences

Martino's academic interests include household debt, social policy and economic sociology.

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