Snap Election in Austria: Will the Far Right Prevail? Joris De Mooij May 31, 2017 In Austria, early parliamentary elections have given new life to the far right movement in western Europe. Last…
Brexit Through the Gift Shop Alfred Crooks May 29, 2017 In just mere weeks the world will be a year removed from being helpless bystanders as the British people…
The Colonial Roots of Zuma’s Presidency Taylor Mitchell May 18, 2017 The reputation of South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, has gone steadily downhill since the country began…
People vs The People: The Rise of Populism and Nationalism Joris De Mooij May 14, 2017 On May 7th, Emmanuel Macron beat radical right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential election. The…
Macron’s Victory Won’t Thwart Populist Demagoguery Alec Regino May 12, 2017 At a quiet dinner hosted by former presidential aide Jacques Attali in 2008, then Socialist Party First Secretary…
French Populism in The Age of Democratic Dysfunction Alexandre Leroy Mar 28, 2017 In 2013, a survey revealed that 87% of the respondents agreed that France needed a true chief to put things back in…
Justice: The New Antagonist of Anti-Establishment Politics Théophile Vareille Mar 10, 2017 The leader of France’s National Front, Marine Le Pen, has found both a new antagonist in the judicial system and a…
Divide and Rule Alexandre Leroy Mar 4, 2017 At the Munich Security Conference, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, called for a “post-West…
François Fillon: Another Le Pen? Another Trump? Hardly. Koji Shiromoto Jan 25, 2017 Last November the entire political scene was left absolutely stunned as the electorate made itself heard and…
Contagious Illiberalism: The Normalization of France’s Far-Right Discourse Gabrielle Denis Dec 13, 2016 Paris was well worth a mass in 1593. Is the Elysée palace worth the diffusion of illiberal discourses and a return…