Category: populism

No room for complacency on populist challenge to liberal democracy

     

In a compelling lecture on “the populist challenge to liberal democracy,” Brookings Institution scholar William A. Galston talked about the need to “forget about economic aggregates and focus on inclusive… Read more »

Angela’s Ashes? German crisis ‘bodes badly for democratic governments everywhere’

     

The political crisis in Berlin challenges the idea of “German exceptionalism” as an anchor of democratic stability and a bulwark against a wave of populism, reports suggest. The hopes of many that… Read more »

Contesting the populist challenge to liberal democracy

     

The transatlantic alliance – which for decades has underpinned global stability, fortified democracy, and safeguarded the West as we know it – is under severe strain, and risks terminal decline,… Read more »

Democracies need ‘different narrative’ to counter populists and autocrats’ soft power

     

After the Chinese Communist party’s celebratory 19th congress, which ended last week, some observers proclaimed Xi Jinping a new emperor, notes Harvard University’s Joseph Nye: Mr Xi, for his part,… Read more »

How to put the demos back into European democracy

     

Liberal democracies confront a range of domestic and international challenges. In Europe, the most serious threats come from a blend of ideological and institutional inertia in the face of a… Read more »

Populism – Europe’s new normal?

     

Rather than a sudden lurch to the right, the victory of conservative and far-right parties in Austria’s elections Sunday was another reflection of the new normal in Europe, where anti-immigration… Read more »

Why populism threatens democracy

     

This Sunday’s election in Austria vote will test whether a center-right party can slow the rise of the radical right by adopting its agenda, according to Manès Weisskircher, a researcher… Read more »

Will global populism continue to erode democracies?

     

  As we head into election season in Europe, the question that dominated the past spring’s elections remains on everyone’s mind: What will be the fate of populist movements, parties and… Read more »