#130 FEPS Talks ‘Political fragmentation: Do the voters simply switch sides?’

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In this episode, Tarik Abou-Chadi, Associate Professor at the Nuffield College, Oxford, engages in a conversation with Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, about the reasons for the electoral decline of social democracy and the growing political fragmentation. He shares the results of his new research, which shows that while the radical right has indeed gained ground, it is not due to a transfer of the centre-left electorate.

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“International progressive leaders met in Buenos Aires to push back against the rise of the far right” News article in Mi Valle reporting on the meeting of progressive leaders from Europe and Latin America in Buenos Aires, where FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues took part, stressing the need to build common strategies to defend democracy and social justice against the far right.

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Nem jó, hogy Magyarországon a szélsőjobb és a jobboldal versenyez

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