EU politics
Eliane Glaser: Belgium’s experiment in a new kind of democracy
As Britain goes to the polls, the Belgians are turning to randomly-chosen representatives. Could they do any better? Read here
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Economics
New Economics Foundation – Can populism be progressive?
Jeremy Corbyn and Donald Trump; Erdogan in Turkey and the Five Star Movement in Italy; Podemos in Spain and Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines. All of them have been described as populists. But what does […]
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The Wealth Paradox: Economic Prosperity and the Hardening of Attitudes By Frank Mols and Jolanda Jetten
Book review by Eliane Glaser Originally published at Times Higher Education and cross-posted with their kind permission Since the UK referendum on membership of the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as […]
EU politics
Eliane Glaser – The left is having a moment. Here’s how to make it count
“Democracy is not just about taking control. It’s also about having clearly distinguished political agendas to choose between. Right-wing populism attaks the very concept of a democratic forum in which a genuine alternative could challenge […]