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Right-wing nationalism in Sweden and Italy part II: from polarization to political games.

Posted on 16 March 2023
by Loes ter Horst and Luna Verbaas
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Explanations for the rise of right-wing nationalism in Sweden and Italy. In the first article on right-wing nationalism in Sweden and Italy, we explained how right-wing nationalism as an ideology grew during the past elections in these two countries. We compared some of the central…

Right-wing nationalism in Sweden and Italy part I: how they have more in common than you might think

Posted on 14 March 2023
by Loes ter Horst and Luna Verbaas
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Examining the rise of right-wing nationalism in Sweden and Italy. Sweden and Italy. Two countries that, at first glance, have fairly little in common. Yet it turns out that Sweden and Italy are a lot more alike than initially thought - at least socially and…

Merkel’s Legacy: A divided European Union?

Posted on 25 September 2021
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The crises that shaped Angela Merkel’s Chancellorship – From Germany to the European level When Angela Merkel was elected as Germany’s chancellor on 22 November 2005, she set a record as the first woman, the first East German, and the youngest person, at age 51,…

Pan-European populism: One ideology with flexible interpretations (Part 1)

Posted on 2 September 2021
by Marnix Vermeer
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What populists in the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy have in common (part 1) An economic and financial crisis shaking the bedrock of the European economy, a significant increase in net migration from outside the EU, ethnic tension fuelled by opportunistic politicians, Brexit and the election…