Political visions 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.
Social media 30 April 2018 How German political parties feel about the EU – A Twitter study By Martina Zaghi While Merkel is facing crucial political decisions on the EU, we analysed debates on Twitter during last year’s electoral campaign.