We may think of current reactionary politics as radical and new, but unchecked mercantilism has always elicited a fierce backlash from both left and right. Here’s what history tells us about today.
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Lille, Lyon, Grenoble, Paris … In recent months, major French cities have experienced severe pollution spikes. How is this threat to health and the environment assessed?
The U.S. is considering expanding a ban it imposed in March on several Middle Eastern countries to all flights from Europe. A close look suggests the meager benefits just aren’t worth the high costs.
The chancellor looks ever more secure as a surge by the SPD falls flat in North-Rhine Westphalia.
Social democratic parties across the continent are struggling for different reasons. They can learn from each other to bounce back.
The word Europe only appears ten times in the works of William Shakespeare.
The self-confessed europhile will need to respond to concerns about the EU if he is to succeed as French president.
He is a strident europhile, but that doesn’t mean France’s new leader is out to punish the UK for Brexit.
Victory for Emmanuel Macron is a blow for the far right, but there are lessons to be learnt for 2022.
The Conversation Global asked scholars from around the world what they thought of Emmanuel Macron’s victory, and what means for their country.
Being president of France won’t be easy for Emmanuel Macron. Without the support of an established political party, his legislative agenda may go nowhere fast.
France’s new president is just 39-years-old and started his own political movement barely a year ago. So how did he do it?
Never before in French presidential elections have commentators and pundits expressed alarming concern about the size of the blank voting.
France’s two presidential candidates diverge markedly on many issues, but nothing is as divisive as France’s relationship with the EU.
What does it mean to be French? The two standing presidential candidates hope voters will agree with their version of the answer.
By promising a top job to Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, the Front National leader is hoping to catch a few more votes. But is it too little too late?
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the eurozone if elected is easier made than implemented.
Facing international competition to attract people, jobs and firms, cities are branding themselves. But to succeed they must identify key values and address the question of identity.
Both Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron have gained from the very deep disaffection of the French electorate with its traditional political representatives.
European countries are among the most sceptical of vaccinations – so how do they stay on top of the problem?
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Directeur d'ESPOL, Professeur de Science Politique, Institut catholique de Lille (ICL)
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