From International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal, a special issue on a new stage of radical politics in Europe. It’s not just Trump — authoritarian populism is rising across the West. Emily Badger on how the rise of American-style segregation is feeding division in Europe. Marijn van Klingeren and Hajo Boomgaarden on how the strength of an individual’s national identity is the most important indicator of Euroscepticism. Nadia Urbinati (Columbia): A Revolt Against Intermediary Bodies. Joschka Fischer on the fascism of the affluent. Dani Rodrik on the politics of anger: Perhaps the only surprise about the populist backlash that has overwhelmed many advanced democracies’ politics is that it has taken so long. Here is the latest Collective Against Islamophobia in France Annual Report 2016.
Khaled A. Beydoun (Barry): Beyond the Paris Attacks: Unveiling the War within French Counterterror Policy. Counter-radicalisation in France draws on British and Dutch policies developed in the mid-2000s; it extends police action to areas of diversity management such as education, religion and social policy — with what results? God, Paris and Islam: Robert G. Rabil on how salafism challenges France’s church-state relationship. Mark Lilla on how the French face terror: A review essay (and more). I am French: Jeremy Harding reviews Who is Charlie? Xenophobia and the New Middle Class by Emmanuel Todd. French Jews fear a new strain of ISIS-inspired anti-Semitism. The savior of French liberalism: Daniel DiSalvo on how Raymond Aron’s work holds lessons for the future of Islam and the West.
Lucian Kim on how Angela Merkel became the last best hope for European liberalism: The German chancellor may be the only force stemming back a rising tide of intolerance. Germany’s embrace of migrants spawns rise of far-Right leader Frauke Petry (and more). Will Germany give up on integration? Since World War Two, guilt and shame have defined Germany’s international role — why does the world still cling to the idea of “bad” Germans? Mathew Burrows and Oliver Gnad on how Germany is a great power — it should act like one. Ivan Krastev on why Poland is turning away from the West. Jan-Werner Muller on the problem with Poland. Can Europe stand up to its own strongmen? Eastern Europe is backsliding on democracy — and Brussels isn’t doing anything to stop it (and more).
Conor A. Gearty (LSE): The State of Freedom in Europe. Can there be peace in Europe? Lukasz Pawlowski interviews Wolfgang Streeck. What is happening to the Schengen borders? What is now the European Union was founded in the 1950s partly in an attempt to ensure that hostilities wouldn’t break out on the continent again — but can Europe hold together? “The EU is on the verge of collapse”: Gregor Peter Schmitz interviews George Soros.
