Christian Kloetzer
The theory of cultural backlash argues that opposition to progressive politics has given us the populist radical right. Christian Kloetzer writes that we may have to turn this logic on its head. The electorates of this party family are not consistently socially conservative. But as the German state elections in Saxony-Anhalt show, the radical right's countercultural assault increasingly channels a comprehensive rejection of all facets of cultural liberalism Read more
Sadie Zarris
Serbia's student movement is on the ballot on 25 October, but no student is a candidate. Drawing on internal documents, Sadie Zarris shows how a movement without leaders wrote itself an exacting rulebook, enforced by nothing but consent. The harder test, she argues, comes once its candidates become MPs Read more
Dimitra Mareta
Constitutional revisions usually serve to improve the function of the polity, the state and the protection of citizens. But Greece's current constitutional revision, argues Dimitra Mareta, merely serves the political programme of the governing party, and has advanced with the help of far-right MPs. This, she warns, could lead the country down a dangerous path Read more
Liran Harsgor
Israel's next election is often framed as a referendum on the country's longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Liran Harsgor and Alon Yakter argue that public opinion reveals two different political maps: a clear divide over democracy and institutions, but a far less coherent alternative on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where voters and candidates struggle to articulate a credible political horizon Read more
Filippo Palmieri
Voters say they value democracy, yet governments that weaken courts and watchdogs rarely pay a price. Filippo Palmieri argues that the reason is not indifference but a majoritarian idea of democracy, in which stripping an elected government of its constraints counts as a mandate fulfilled Read more
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