rise of the new right

A range of scholars, politicians and thinkers reflect on the disturbing rise of the far right across Europe in 2002. From campaigns to resist Berlusconi to commitments to multiculturalism and dissections of the allure of the sharp suited demagogue, our debate maps the co-ordinates of the landscape of European politics.
Wednesday 3rd February

Bettino Craxi’s legacy, Italy's misery

Geoff Andrews, 3 February 2010
The commemoration of a discredited Italian prime minister exemplifies the political decadence at the country’s heart, says Geoff Andrews.
Thursday 10th December

Sweden's changing

Mats Engström, 10 December 2009
The challenge of an emergent xenophobic populism in Sweden is provoking thoughtful centre-left voices to seek an effective response, finds Mats Engström in Stockholm.
Tuesday 28th July

Who’s afraid of Silvio Berlusconi?

Geoff Andrews, 28 July 2009
The lack of a serious opposition is a political lifeline for Italy’s scandal-drenched prime minister
Friday 10th July

Italy and the G8: voices from L'Aquila

Geoff Andrews, 10 July 2009
A shattered Italian town is the site of citizens’ protest against Silvio Berlusconi and for justice
Monday 29th June

Berlusconi’s scandal, Italy’s tragedy

Geoff Andrews, 29 June 2009
The tide is rising around Italy's premier. But he is prepared to drag the country down with him
Thursday 19th February

Italy’s creeping fascism

Geoff Andrews, 19 February 2009
The political use of a medical tragedy is the latest episode in Italy's alarming regression
Thursday 16th October

Jörg Haider, the polariser

Anton Pelinka, 16 October 2008
After his death, the appeal of Austria's rightwing populist leader will find new channels
Thursday 2nd October

Austria’s democratic wound

Anton Pelinka, 2 October 2008
The far-right advance in Austria’s election is a test for the polity but a burden for the country
Thursday 5th October

Austria's sour victory

Anton Pelinka, 5 October 2006
The real story of Austria's general election is that the country's democracy has been taken hostage by the extreme right. Anton Pelinka, Austria's leading political analyst, explains.
Sunday 9th July

The Azzurri's message to Italy

Geoff Andrews, 9 July 2006
The success of Italy's football team in the world cup could inspire a renaissance in the country's public life, says Geoff Andrews.
Tuesday 30th May

Sicily's other story

Geoff Andrews, 30 May 2006
The centre-left revival in Italy has not extended to Sicily's regional election, but Rita Borsellino's campaign has highlighted a larger campaign for ethics and justice in Italian politics, reports Geoff Andrews.
Monday 17th April

Italy's political waiting-room

Sarah Pozzoli and Mario Rossi, 17 April 2006
An election without a decisive result leaves Italian politics in limbo, report Sarah Pozzoli & Mario Rossi.
Monday 10th April

Italy between fear and hope

Geoff Andrews, 10 April 2006
Italy's knife-edge election result leaves its political future, and Silvio Berlusconi’s legacy, unresolved. Geoff Andrews reports.
Wednesday 5th April

In search of a normal country

Geoff Andrews, 5 April 2006
The worst of old Sicily – corruption, patronage, entropy – has become endemic in Italy itself under Silvio Berlusconi, veteran anti-mafia campaigner and centre-left candidate Leoluca Orlando tells Geoff Andrews.
Tuesday 28th March

Berlusconi's bitter legacy

Geoff Andrews, 28 March 2006
Italy's showman-leader has lost his touch, but have his centre-left opponents found the way to defeat him? Geoff Andrews reports on an unpredictable Italian election.
Monday 27th February

Dear Mr Bush!

Pierleone Ottolenghi, 27 February 2006
The United States president is preparing to welcome Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, to address a joint meeting of Congress. A bad move, says George W Bush's fellow Harvard Business School alumnus, Pierleone Ottolenghi.
Wednesday 1st February

Italy's election: no laughing matter

Geoff Andrews, 1 February 2006
Silvio Berlusconi hopes that an intense media blitz will help sustain him in power, but Geoff Andrews finds that Italy's comedians and artists have other ideas.
Tuesday 1st November

The life and death of Pier Paolo Pasolini

Geoff Andrews, 1 November 2005
The career and achievement of the filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini is being celebrated thirty years after his brutal murder, but the political controversy surrounding his death haunts Italy still, says Geoff Andrews.
Thursday 21st April

The fall and rise of Silvio Berlusconi

Sarah Pozzoli and Mario Rossi, 21 April 2005
Silvio Berlusconi began April an election loser but ends it as head of a reformed centre-right coalition. Sarah Pozzoli & Mario Rossi on the great survivor of Italian politics.
Thursday 31st July

Living on the edge: a Roma clan in Ostrava, Czech Republic

Julian Kramer, 31 July 2003
Roma in the Czech Republic have been hit hard by post-communist industrial decline and social prejudice. In the eastern city of Ostrava, they display a survivalist spirit amidst grinding poverty. But how can Roma children succeed in an educational system based on institutional exclusion and contempt?
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