It is impossible to understand the Brexit vote and the political culture that has emerged in its wake without appreciating Britain’s lurch to the right. Earlier this year, an intriguing lens was cast on the nature of radical and far-right ideas in...
The two parties that are about to form the next Italian government are driven by a profoundly anti-democratic culture. Everywhere from Paris to London, Brussels to Lisbon, people want an opinion about Italian politics. This is not something new....
Although originally an American phenomenon, nativism has become central to the understanding of the contemporary radical right. They arrived by the thousands in the mid-1750s, immigrants from Württemberg, the Palatinate and Switzerland. Often...
The decision to opt for Brexit was based on a deep-seated wish to assert an English sense of identity. It is very hard to predict where the Brexit negotiations will end — or indeed if they will ever really end. UK public opinion is shaped by...
Theresa May has given a long-awaited speech on the UK’s plans for Brexit, but there is still a long way to go. On March 2, British Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a key speech on the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European...
