Policy Network - Opinion

Primary fever sweeps France

Matt Browne - 10 October 2011

Arnaud Montebourg has been propelled into the position of potential king or queen maker as Le Parti Socialiste captures the public imagination.
New found discipline in French Socialist ranks

Antoine Colombani - 18 September 2011

The debt crisis appears to have disciplined the Socialist party. How will its candidates line-up against Sarkozy?
The angry white men and their motives

Matthew Goodwin - 28 June 2011

Which groups in society are particularly receptive to the far-right narrative, and what are their underlying concerns?
What leadership crisis in the EU?

Olaf Cramme - 16 June 2011

It might be attractive to pin Europe’s woes on personality dysfunctions, but real leadership will not come in quick fixes.
The Precariat – The new dangerous class

Guy Standing - 24 May 2011

Every progressive political movement has been built on the anger, needs and aspirations of the emerging major class. Today that class is the precariat.
Multiculturalism: the three mistakes of Nicolas Sarkozy

Laurent Bouvet - 08 March 2011

The President’s remarks can only destabilise the already fragile social and cultural fabric of French society.
Real equality in France: but how?

Antoine Colombani - 24 November 2010

The French Socialists have put in place a key building block for the 2012 campaign, but tough decisions remain.
Why is the European left lost?

Olaf Cramme - 18 October 2010

Amidst the widespread EU-level inertia of the right, why is the left so absent from frontline European politics?
Building a new European model of capitalism

Roger Liddle - 05 October 2010

Can European social democracy shape a new growth model for the EU? Can we imagine something more ambitious that can counter the inertia of the centre right?
The Left's trouble with the burqa

Elena Jurado - 08 July 2010

The Left’s disarray over the Islamic veil reflects its traditional neglect of the importance of culture.

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