Macron’s policy is a reaction to a world where ’the field of rules has turned into a field of ruins’.
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Why Do Some Migrants Engage in Politics While Others Do Not?
Most explanations of migrants’ political participation focus on what happens after migration, such as citizenship, institutional access and socioeconomic incorporation.
Most explanations of migrants’ political participation focus on what happens after migration, such as citizenship, institutional access and socioeconomic incorporation.
🌈 Who Really Cares for Trans Lives in an ‘LGBTQ-Friendly’ Country?
Belgium is often hailed as an 'LGBTQ+ paradise' because of its comprehensive and inclusive legislation.
Belgium is often hailed as an ‘LGBTQ+ paradise’ because of its comprehensive and inclusive legislation.
🌊 From Broken Windows to Cultural Disorder
Scholars often treat broken windows theory as a relic of 1990s policing.
Scholars often treat broken windows theory as a relic of 1990s policing.
Gender Battles and the Crisis of Multilateral Democracy
What do battles over gender equality reveal about the state of multilateral democracy?
What do battles over gender equality reveal about the state of multilateral democracy?
Does Political Trust Strengthen Democracy?
Low trust in politics and state institutions is one of the central challenges facing contemporary democracies.
Low trust in politics and state institutions is one of the central challenges facing contemporary democracies.
Wicked Problems Are Not Algorithmic Puzzles
These cases are often described as problems of accuracy, bias, or transparency. They are certainly that.
These cases are often described as problems of accuracy, bias, or transparency. They are certainly that.
Political Earthquake in Bulgaria: Landslide Victory in Parliamentary Elections
During his election campaign, Radev promised to dismantle Bulgaria's oligarchic model and fight corruption.
During his election campaign, Radev promised to dismantle Bulgaria’s oligarchic model and fight corruption.
🌈 The European Court of Justice’s Hungary Judgement and What It Means for LGBTQ+ Rights
Three outcomes were possible. The Court could deliver an activist ruling, confirming that Article 2 TEU encompasses LGBTQ+ rights as justiciable obligations.
Three outcomes were possible. The Court could deliver an activist ruling, confirming that Article 2 TEU encompasses LGBTQ+ rights as justiciable obligations.
US Calls for Sanctions on Right-Wing Indian Paramilitary Organisation
In 2025, the RSS celebrated its centenary year. To mark the occasion, it announced a global expansion.
In 2025, the RSS celebrated its centenary year. To mark the occasion, it announced a global expansion.
⛓️ Universities: Canaries in the Authoritarian Coalmine
This persists even after we factor in important factors like GDP, education, and democracy.
This persists even after we factor in important factors like GDP, education, and democracy.
Trump’s Retreats Are Giving Europe Space to Challenge Israel
The record under Trump 2.0 suggests a recurring dynamic: escalation followed by retreat when opposition holds firm.
The record under Trump 2.0 suggests a recurring dynamic: escalation followed by retreat when opposition holds firm.
🌊 the Dark Logic of Visual Strongman Propaganda
US President Donald Trump’s recent crackdown on migration has not only been enforced on the ground but also in his official communication.
US President Donald Trump’s recent crackdown on migration has not only been enforced on the ground but also in his official communication.
What Citizens Think Threatens Election Integrity – And What Actually Does
Citizens do not judge election integrity based only on facts. They rely on narratives about how elections might be manipulated.
Citizens do not judge election integrity based only on facts. They rely on narratives about how elections might be manipulated.
🌈 Anti-Gender Politics in Southwest Asia and North Africa
Research on anti-gender politics has grown exponentially since the mid-2010s, albeit in a regionally uneven fashion.
Research on anti-gender politics has grown exponentially since the mid-2010s, albeit in a regionally uneven fashion.
Why Regime-Change Wars Return When World Order Is in Transition
This is not a coincidence. There is a historical pattern linking periods of global order transition with the use of military force to reshape political regimes.
This is not a coincidence. There is a historical pattern linking periods of global order transition with the use of military force to reshape political regimes.