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Published in: 50.50The Backlash podcast episode 1: women and the far rightWe talk to three women who know more about the far right than most: councillor Jolene Bunting in Northern Ireland,...
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Published in: 50.50Divisive populists are a “main obstacle” to women’s rights“What populists are really afraid of is pluralism” says FEMEN activist Inna Shevchenko, who argues that democracy...
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Published in: HomeLike Erdogan, Trump is using conspiracy theory to sabotage democracy: here’s what we learn from the Turkish experienceThe accusation of conspiracy within the State is not just a red herring, it is a strategy meant to turn American...
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Published in: 50.50Has Trump’s White House ‘resurrected’ Army of God anti-abortion extremists?Christian extremism as a motivator for violence is often overlooked, while clinics providing abortion services are...
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Published in: 50.50The problem with populist gender equality-by-numbersIt’s important to have more women in public and political debates. But having a seat at the table isn’t the same...
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Published in: 50.50Why we’re Right: young women on the UK’s growing right-wing scene in their own wordsRejecting feminism and the political left that has apparently neglected them for too long, four young women explain...
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Published in: 50.50Golden Dawn Girls documentary gives new voice to women in Greece's far-right eliteWhy would women connected to leaders of the extreme nationalist party invite documentary cameras into their homes,...
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Published in: 50.50Why are women joining far-right movements, and why are we so surprised?Women’s ‘shocking’ participation in far-right politics has received much media attention. But is this a new trend,...
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Published in: 50.50What’s attracting women to Myanmar’s Buddhist nationalist movement?Amid Myanmar’s transition towards democracy, a dangerous Buddhist nationalist movement is on the rise, and women are...
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Published in: 50.50How the Italian media have helped CasaPound ‘glamourise’ fascismSome reporters have dangerously framed this violent movement and its female leaders as ‘beautiful,’ ‘clean-faced,’...
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Published in: 50.50How the Women’s March defied Trump’s populismThe largest single-day protest in US history was also the first mass social movement response to Trump’s election....
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Published in: 50.50We need to talk about how we learn to accept our own oppressionThe more women stand up against bullies and harassment in our personal lives, the less we will tolerate them in our...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Anti-feminism and anti-gender far right politics in Europe and beyondThe proclaimed support of the EU for gender equality is seen as one element in a wider programme of colonization,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The origins of populism: bogus-democracy and capitalismThe reality of racism, hatred, anger, insecurity and inequalities is spreading irresistibly. There is no way of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Left-transformation versus left-populism: why it mattersThe perception of political justice that transforms is very different from the discursive tool of the “national...
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Published in: HomeFrom #Resistance to #Reimagining governance: 6 shifts that can improve the way we solve public problemsFor change to be meaningful and positive, the question arises: What kind of government do we really want? One that...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Tapping the will of the people – a route to radically better democracy?Ireland's innovative Citizen Assembly is changing the way the country debates sensitive issues like abortion. What...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Is populism a problem? Reflections on the 2017 World Forum for DemocracyIs populism a problem? That was the headline question posed last month when diplomats, academics, politicians and...
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Published in: 50.50Investigative journalist Jeta Xharra: challenging politicians and patriarchy in the BalkansReporter Jeta Xharra talks about misogyny in journalism, and how she uses her live TV show to challenge politicians...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?'Populism is a political logic based on negative emotions.'A short interview on populism with Turkish MP Ayşe Gülsün Bilgehan at the 2017 World Forum for Democracy.
