by Leslie Schmuldt | Apr 29, 2019 | University of Chicago
May 26th marks the day of the European elections and in France, tensions are at a boiling point. On the front-lines of Europe’s battle against populism, France’s resistance is not new. Two years ago, the National Rally (Rassemblement National) party fully entered the...
by Thomas Martino | Apr 28, 2019 | University of Chicago
Brexit On June 23rd, 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Nigel Farage was the leader of the Brexit movement, and he addressed the European Parliament less than a week after the historic vote. He proclaimed, “You know, I came here 17 years ago...
by Leslie Schmuldt | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
The European Union is often regarded as one of democracy’s largest triumphs. But as countries all over Europe face an increasingly threatening movement from the extreme right, should we be worried about its survival? France is an important country to study in...
by Brynn Kooyenga | Apr 12, 2019 | Suffolk University
This time last year, Italy’s political system suffered dramatic changes when, for the first time since the beginning of its democracy, a coalition of ultra nationalist parties won. The Five Star movement, led by Luigi Di Maio, and The League (La Lega), led by Matteo...
by Nicholas Cook | Apr 8, 2019 | Boston University
Since David Cameron’s proposal for an European Union referendum for Britain in 2013, the British people and now the parliament have been deeply divided over the extent to which Britain should be connected to the rest of Europe. Since the referendum’s decision for...
