Left-leaning political parties play an important role as representatives of the poor and
disempowered. They once did so by promising protections from the forces of capital and the …

Drawing on research from digital media studies, political theory and rhetoric, this article
explores online radical conservative and reactionary 'ideological entrepreneurs'. It argues …

Is climate catastrophe inevitable? In a world of extreme inequality, rising nationalism and
mounting carbon emissions, the future looks gloomy. Yet one group of environmentalists, the …

In the last decade, Sweden has emerged on the other side of the 1990s crisis with, if not its
self-image intact, then at least a reasserted confidence as, once again, the most modern …

In the past 30 years, party membership has dropped significantly across Europe, whereas
other forms of political participation have developed. I first show how political parties have …

Nation branding is the most recent feature of imagined nation-making in the history of
nations. Facing global competition, national decision-makers aim to distinguish their …

Is social democracy in a terminal condition in Europe? It's in office almost nowhere and
appears bereft of ideas in the face of the economic crisis that might have given it a historic …

This book examines the European Left's attempt to think and give shape to an alternative
type of European integration—a 'social Europe'—during the long 1970s. Based on fresh …

Addressing complex transnational problems requires coordination from different
professionals. The emergence of new actors and issues has been addressed by those …

If decisions are made in democracies in open procedures, the rhetoric of There is no
alternative (TINA) raises certain questions. Tracing back the idea of necessity to …