Nonna Mayer
Academic freedom is not only at risk in authoritarian regimes. The recent governmental crusade against 'islamo-leftism' in French universities shows it can happen in democracies, too. Nonna Mayer goes back to the origins of the campaign. Here, she analyses the political instrumentalisation of a term intended to intimidate social scientists Read more
Luke Martell
Socialist democracy includes but can go beyond the state, class, and socialism. Luke Martell argues it should overcome dichotomous thinking in favour of a pluralist socialism of diverse values, approaches, democratic forms, and levels of organisation Communism, social democracy, cooperative, and democratic socialism This blog contributes to The Loop's Science of Democracy series by delving […] Read more
Leonardo Puleo
Labelling populist far right parties as fascist is misleading, write Leonardo Puleo and Gianluca Piccolino. Vague accusations of fascism gloss over the genuine threats the radical right poses to democracy Read more
Tamila Shvyryda
Decentralised governance can help withstand crises in times when rapid action and resource mobilisation are essential. The ongoing war in Ukraine shows how decentralisation can bolster national resilience under crisis conditions. Tamila Shvyryda says the EU can learn from this โ and it should reconfigure its public administration policy accordingly Read more
Felia Allum
Felia Allum argues that to fully understand organised crime groups, we should listen to women's voices. To recognise women's active agency, we must move beyond the master narrative that sees them as victims, or as an irrelevance Read more
Daniela Irrera
Scholars have the essential right to pursue knowledge, to engage in critical thinking, and to challenge dominant ideas and practices. Yet, in countries around the world, academic freedom is under threat. Daniela Irrera argues that to protect academic freedom, we must renew efforts to identify what threatens it โ and resist the challenges it faces Read more
Robert A. Huber
Populism is often considered to be high among parties with strong anti-immigration positions or Euroscepticism. Robert A. Huber, Michael Jankowski and Christina-Marie Juen argue that not the general left-right position of parties affects their level of populism but that collectivist positions on the partiesโ salient issue dimension are crucial Read more
Juliane Reinecke
The 2013 Rana Plaza disaster led to an unprecedented initiative based on principles of industrial democracy to prevent future factory deaths in the Bangladesh garment sector. Yet, write Juliane Reinecke and Jimmy Donaghey, the success of the initiative depends on whether transnational and local actors cooperate and whether a market-driven approach to labour rights renders effective in the absence of a disaster Read more
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