elections
Austrian elections: the start of a green revolution?
Gains for the greens and losses for the right-wing populists were unexpectedly pronounced. It is now up to Sebastian Kurz whether the resu..
Battling for votes and seats: Decisive elections in 2019
From North Korea to Israel – 2019 will see important elections in several parts of the world. Discorsivo has assembled the electoral battl..
Internal and external threats ahead of European elections
Populist alliances and the fear of voter manipulation are casting long shadows on the next European elections in May 2019.
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Austria’s presidential elections, and the end of politics*
*as we have known it.
The surprising battle between a populist-right and an environmentalist candidate in the Austrian presidential elect..
Is Europe’s right losing its might?
The strong right-wing forces of Austria, Britain and Italy have come under pressure. September will show whether they can be sidelined for..
After Ibiza, politics in Austria is not the same anymore
The end of the right-wing coalition, a successful vote of no-confidence and the nomination of a technical government with gender parity: H..
Elezioni europee 2019, analisi alternativa del voto
In Italia le elezioni europee 2019 sono state raccontate come una vittoria schiacciante dei partiti sovranisti. Ma ci sono almeno due elem..
Global press freedom under attack
Journalists are being threatened, persecuted, arrested and killed around the world. A recent incident in Austria shows that even reporters..
Breaking Brexit: Has democracy failed the demos?
One of the oldest debates in political science has gained new relevance due to Brexit: if the people and their elected representatives fig..
Neither a remainer nor a leaver be: Hopes and problems of a second Brexit referendum
Voices calling for a second referendum on Brexit are getting louder each day. For that to happen, some fundamental technicalities have to ..