Lasse Thomassen is Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics & International Relations at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the co-editor of Radical Democracy: Politics Between Abundance and Lack (2005) and the author of articles on, among other things, representation, radical democracy and post-structuralism.
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Published in: HomeWhat Bruce Springsteen can teach us about identity politics
In the US and the UK, the left could learn something from Bruce Springsteen: to articulate a different narrative...
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Published in: HomeIdentity politics: everybody does it (and it’s ok too)
If there is no way around talking about and invoking identities, we need to ask three questions: which identities?...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Is there an Alternative for Denmark?
The outcome of Denmark's general election on June 18 could depend heavily on the success of a radical new party...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Spanish voters wake up to new political landscape
Yesterday’s Spanish municipal and regional elections confirmed what the opinion polls have shown for the past year:...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Andalusian Test
Looking forward from the Andalusian test, the Spanish party system has been transformed. What used to be effectively...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?After Syriza: What’s next for Spain?
Although Podemos are unlikely to win an outright majority in the general election, they have galvanised the...