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Month: October 2016

Between progress and populism; the fine line that no politician wants to walk
Democracy in Europe · The Politics of Extremism

Between progress and populism; the fine line that no politician wants to walk

29/10/201630/10/2016 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

Europe is caught between a rock and a hard place, between an unbendingly centrist status quo, and increasingly unpleasant populism. The question remains; is there a way out for constitutional democracy?

National capitals are all that’s left of this European Union
Euroscepticism · Integration

National capitals are all that’s left of this European Union

14/10/201616/09/2018 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

Europe has long been a discussion over a Europe of states and Europe of citizens. However the Europe we have today is neither. As Europeans, we will have to make a choice between the two before the forces unleashed by this Europe overwhelms us all.

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