Philippe Marlière is a Professor in French and European Politics at University College London (UK). He is a regular contributor to Le Monde, Le Monde diplomatique and The Guardian and tweets @PhMarliere.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?France’s Yellow Vests: the momentum is goneHow can one achieve such ambitious objectives without looking for allies and working out concrete political outcomes ?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The yellow vests, or the discrediting of representative democracyEven though the most scathing criticism is directed at the president of the republic, it is the entire political...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s populist gambleThe irony is despite dismissing notions of left and class, the sociology of Mélenchon’s electorate is clearly...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?French tragedy or farce - 2: A ‘republican front’ against Marine Le Pen?The truth is that the former economy minister has no solid constituency backing him, and no real popularity.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?French tragedy or farce: the 2017 presidential election – 1Why Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s late surge? Are we about to see de Gaulle's fifth republic replaced by a sixth? And in...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The strange death of social democracy in EuropeWhat happened to social democratic parties in Europe? And what is coming to take their place?