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?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 personnel that is targeted by the mocking, unflattering, even hatefilled comments.
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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 left-wing and their vote is a class vote against the right and extreme right.
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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 2017, what does a Citizens' Revolution look like?
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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?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Charlie Hebdo and the dawn of French McCarthyismAfter a short-lived phase of national unity, critics have stressed that France is now more intolerant. Furthermore, since last January, free speech has regularly been under attack by a peculiar brand of "French McCarthyism".