Several European countries are heading to the polls in the weeks and months to come. With populism on an unprecedented level throughout the continent, these elections are well worth watching. Has Europe reached “peak populism” yet, or will voters cast their ballots in favor of extreme political views in even higher numbers than before? We…
Category: Ideology
“Too good to be true”, the Czechoslovak people’s dream of freedom, brought about by liberal reforms of the new 1968 government, came crashing to a dramatic end with the Warsaw Pact invasion of the ČSSR, just half a year after the Prague spring had begun. Though the Soviets’ reaction was forceful, one question remains: was…
With the “rise fo the right”, left-wing policies are increasingly challenged in western countries. Where does social democracy still hold out? Where is socialism ingrained into the country’s constitution? The map below may help to provide an overview about 2018’s* communist, socialist and social democratic nations. *(Map created to the best of the author’s ability…