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Political Theory, Society, Sociology
The Rise of Populism Comes from the Failure and Success of Liberalism
Patrick Deneen 18 November 2019

For all its benefits, why is liberalism failing, and making so many people unhappy, asks Patrick Deneen? Liberalism failed because it has succeeded. Its liberation of the individual coincides with a sense of political and economic powerlessness for ordinary citizens.
International Affairs
Thirty Years Later, Europe has Lost its Bearings
Simone Disegni 8 November 2019

An “adult” Europe was born on the night of November 9th 1989, or at least it tried. As a new leadership takes over the destinies of the European Union, it faces a number of unanswered questions on its very raison d’etre. Will the answer lie on that very founding moment of its history?
Society, Sociology
Ghosts from the Past: Neo-Nazi Terrorism Resurfaces in Germany
Lorenzo Monfregola 2 September 2019

As it enters a highly uncertain post-Merkel era, Germany needs to face a questions that shakes its very democratic foundations: far right extremism and political violence.
International Affairs
Zelensky’s Magic Moment: A New Era for Ukraine?
Andrea Walton 18 July 2019

In parliamentary elections taking place on July 21st, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky aims at winning an absolute majority with his TV-born Servant of the People party. If he succeeds, he may shape new domestic and foreign policies for the country.
Migrations, Society
What the “Migrantenpartijen” Want in Amsterdam
Massimiliano Sfregola 28 April 2019

How did we get to the point in which Dutch politics is so polarized that the parliament contains both the far-right anti-immigrant Forum voor Democratie (FvD) and a pro-migrant party like Denk?
International Affairs
The Paradox of Transnational Nationalism and the Strategies of the Italian Far-Right in Europe
Lorenzo Monfregola 20 February 2019

Salvini in balance on the European wire.
Human Rights, International Affairs
Europe’s Mistakes and the Rise of Turkish Ethno-Nationalism. Interview with Nilüfer Göle
Luca Steinmann 30 October 2018

Nilüfer Göle, is a well-known Turkish sociologist based in Paris. In the last 30 years she has been dealing with the development of the Islamic religion in Europe. Her studies are mainly concentrated on the disputes about the presence of islam in the European public space.
Society
3 Ideas of Europe Are Failing, but a New One Can Rise
Ivan Krastev 21 September 2018

Seventy years ago, Europe managed miraculously to turn the destruction of World War II into the foundation of its peace project. It succeeded at turning the antiestablishment anger of 1968 into political progress. It succeeded in less than two decades at uniting a Europe divided by 50 years of Cold War. If Europe has managed to turn so many failures into success, one can certainly hope that it will achieve the same miracle again today.
International Affairs
Pompeo’s Demands On Iran At Odds With Reality
Seyed Hossein Mousavian 8 June 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out a list of demands on Iran in a speech threatening to “crush” the country on Monday. His bellicose words come weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal and are nothing short of an ultimatum demanding Iran’s total surrender to U.S. wishes.
International Affairs, Society
Drought worse than sanctions
8 June 2018

“A drought is much more effective than sanctions” says Dr. Kaveh Madani, former deputy head of Iran’s environmental department and researcher at London Imperial College.