populism – The Barricade

Ovidiu Țichindeleanu: Who speaks for our region?

Vladimir Mitev
Bulgaria
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Interview with the Romanian philosopher about non-alignment as an option for the East of the European continent, regional internationalism and popular sovereignty. Originally published at Cross-Border Talks. Ovidiu Țichindeleanu is a philosopher and cultural theorist,...

A pyrrhic victory for Serbia’s ruling party

The Barricade
Elections
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Luka Petrović, transform! europe, 19 April 2022 Serbia held a triple election on 3 April, encompassing regular presidential elections, regular local elections in a number of municipalities, and snap parliamentary elections. Due to the opposition’s...

The politics of France’s yellow vests

Thomas Klikauer - Meg Young
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In 2018, the new social movement of the Yellow Vests or Gilets Janues emerged in France as a populist grassroots protests. It began on 17th November 2018 and ended 1st May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting COVID-19...

Authoritarian populism and democracy

Thomas Klikauer - Meg Young
Analysis
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One of the key activities of authoritarian populism is to present the democratic system as, a system of lies incapable of representing the true will of the people. In the world of the authoritarian populists,...

To elections with a song! Winners and losers in the Bulgarian parliamentary elections

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
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On July 11, 2021, Bulgarians voted for the second time this year for parliament, as representatives of the parties elected in the first vote on April 4, 2021, failed to form a coalition. Last year,...

The populist radical right as a new class vote?

The Barricade
Analysis
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The evolution of capitalism since the early 1980s has caused the social identities built around work collectives to falter through the multiplication of precarious forms of employment, the transformation of modes of production and the...

Fifty Shades of Brown

Walter Baier
Analysis
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Europe consists of about 50 states, 27 of which are members of the European Union. So, what we see on the far right are ‘50 shades of brown’, so to speak. It is doubtful that...

The Right Normalizes Fascism. The Best Response: Normalize It Back

The problem with our public discussion of fascism is that we trot out the term every time the right turns to violence, and then we withdraw the term when the violence ends. We keep it...

The genesis of change and deceit in the Bulgarian Socialist Party

Nishan Jingozian
Analysis
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”To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukemia with leeches.” Margaret Thatcher This article was published on 23 September 2020 at the Bulgarian section of the Barricade. Three days later...

AfD is a liberal party

Bogdan Gradinaru
Nationalists
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AfD (from German abbreviation ”Alternativ für Deutschland” – ”Alternative for Germany” ), though having at European level and in international media a reputation of far-right party, caused mainly by islamophobic, nationalist and deeply Eurosceptic stances,...