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Populism in France: An overview of its history, narratives, and relationship with the

December 29, 2024 by Noelle Wendling, Democratic Theory, Populism, Populism, Social Criticism No Comment 28 Views

 The last elections (legislative and European) in France have highlighted more than ever the success of populist parties and strategies in French politics, on the left as well as on the right. TheRead More

Indifference to refugees in Germany: observations and explanations

January 25, 2024 by Hans Blokland, by Hans Blokland, Interviews with refugees, Social Criticism No Comment 8 Views

Since 2022, Social Science Works has published a large number of interviews with refugees in Germany. There were several motives for conducting these interviews. By learning more about the newcomers’ backgrounds, we hopedRead More

Developing a social enterprise devoted to democracy, deliberation and respect in a pr

December 20, 2023 by Hans Blokland, Populism, Populism, Research, Social Criticism No Comment 7 Views

As citizens increasingly lose trust in politics and society, it becomes more important than ever for state and civilian organizations to be reliable, predictable, transparent, and decent. When citizens become more and moreRead More

Social media are useless for civic and political participation: experiences with a pr

September 29, 2023 by Hans Blokland, by Hans Blokland, Project reports, Social Criticism No Comment 7 Views

The political participation of young people in general and rural youth in particular is not optimal. Consequently, they are underrepresented in politics, which in turn affects the extent to which their interests areRead More

Charles Lindblom on the Market, Elites, Inequality and our Inability to Think Clear

June 22, 2021 by Hans Blokland, by Hans Blokland, Democratic Theory, Social Criticism No Comment 11 Views

Charles Lindblom (1917 – 2017), one of the most important political scientists of the twentieth century, published in 2000 The Market System : What it is, how it works, and what to makeRead More

Loneliness, unhappiness, consumerism and its political consequences: observations and

April 3, 2021 by Hans Blokland, by Hans Blokland, Democratic Theory, Social Criticism No Comment 8 Views

Twenty years ago, the American political psychologist Robert E. Lane (1917 – 2017) published The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies (2000). In it, he showed that Westerners (and Americans in particular) wereRead More

Opportunists in Political Education for Democracy, Freedom and Respect: The Long Road

December 18, 2020 by Hans Blokland, Social Criticism No Comment 3 Views

In 2020, Germany has been celebrating 30 years of German unification and 30 years of democracy, pluralism and respect in the former Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Even when a dictatorship is taken over byRead More

All the lonely people – the epidemic of loneliness and its consequences

November 18, 2019 by Gabrielle Denman, Social Criticism No Comment 10 Views

As we walk the streets of our cities and pass by a stranger heading in the opposite direction, we often avert our eyes, turn slightly to the side, glance down, or pull outRead More

The Crisis of Masculinities – A Brief Overview

May 10, 2018 by Jeanne Lenders, Populism, Social Criticism No Comment 13 Views

The so-called crisis of masculinity has drawn much attention and concern by politicians, academics, the public, and most dominantly, the media. This crisis is characterised by a widely perceived fear, uncertainty, and hysteriaRead More

How The EU Referendum Campaign Poisoned The UK’s Political Discourse

June 27, 2016 by Sarah Coughlan, Social Criticism No Comment 7 Views

The message on my phone said: “I’m so, so sorry”. That’s how I learnt that the UK had voted to leave the European Union. This is something I had feared from the momentRead More

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