4 key lessons from France’s presidential election William Chandler and Verónica Hoyo - May 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58000" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Parisians celebrate on the Champs Elysees
France votes on Sunday. Can an “enemy of the Republic” pull off a victory? Alexandre Afonso - May 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57605" align="aligncenter" width="960"] LEFT: Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel
Here’s what happened in the first round of France’s presidential election, and what happens next Manuel Reinert - April 25, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/macron-and-le-pen-faceoff-for-french-presidency/2017/04/24/c44af520-2932-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_video.html On Sunday, French citizens went to the polls in
Austerity is undermining a common European identity. Will fascism result? Andrea Mammone - April 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39331" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Far-right activists make a Nazi salute
So Trump is a populist. When does populism actually win elections? Ryan Powers - April 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38099" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Donald Trump at the 2015 Values
No, Trump won’t win votes from disaffected Democrats in the fall Charlotte Cavaille - March 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37210" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People raise their arms as Donald
It’s not just Trump. Authoritarian populism is rising across the West. Here’s why. Pippa Norris - March 11, 2016 Many American commentators have had trouble understanding the rise of
These two reasons explain why the Islamic State attacked France now Graig Klein - November 18, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32346" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A U.S. drone strike targeted the
When does polarization matter? Margit Tavits, Lawrence Ezrow, and Jonathan Homola - August 15, 2014 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="606"] The French far right National Front
The (de) Gaulle of it: Fractious French attitude and its twitchy national team Daniel Lillie - June 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11256" align="aligncenter" width="400" special=""] Charles De Gaulle (Office of
The far right in the 2014 European elections: Of earthquakes, cartels and designer fascists Cas Mudde - May 30, 2014 Media reports on far right gains in the 2014 European
Are European parliamentarians responsive to their voters? de Vries - May 26, 2014 Last week about 500 million eligible voters had the opportunity
The Le Pen-Wilders alliance and the European Parliament: Plus ça change, plus la meme chose Erik Voeten - February 11, 2014 This is a guest post by Cas Mudde, an assistant
In Defense of the Electoral College Joshua Tucker - October 26, 2012 Over the past few weeks, I have had the enjoyable
What John Galliano Can Teach Americans about Free Speech Joshua Tucker - September 8, 2011 We are pleased to welcome back "Professor Erik Bleich":http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ps/faculty/eb of
2010 French Regional Elections: Almost a Grand Slam Joshua Tucker - March 23, 2010 In our continuing "series of election reports":https://themonkeycage.org/election_reports/, we are pleased