Astrid Séville

Astrid Séville

Astrid Séville

Astrid Séville

astrid.seville@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

17 December 2018

Passion, coolness and credibility: containing populism

By Astrid Séville

Recent electoral successes of populists in Europe have created a nervous atmosphere in the political arena. Politicians (and their staff) must talk to voters and confront their position with opposing ones to make political competition visible. Debates need to represent pluralism – and politicians need to endorse it.

«Macron is an excellent example to show how Member States block national leaders with grand EU reform plans. If VOLT succeeds, things will change»