PiS is a radical right party professing a nationalist-conservative ideology, but implementing social-economic policies that borrow from social democratic ideas.
Father Rydzyk controls a media empire accused of amplifying homophobic and sexist views. Now, he’s seen as the driving force behind a new party aiming at the European Parliament elections in May
On Monday, October 3, 2016 the landscape of social movements in Poland changed. What surprised many observers and academics was the distribution of protest events throughout the country.
“I could not think of a better way to grasp what is behind the nationalist frenzy than to take part in their public events. On November 11, Poland celebrated National Independence Day.”
As Poland prepares for another divisive and violent independence day holiday on 11 November (celebrating "100 years of independence"), we look at the polarising TV coverage of last year’s event.
The UK media likes to blame far right gains elsewhere – as in Sweden’s recent election – on PR. In fact the evidence shows disproportional voting systems give more power to the extreme right.
The crucial role of the ECJ appears even more important in present times, when things taken forgranted, such as democracy, individual freedom and the rule of law, are in danger.
Ordo Iuris is an extreme anti-choice group whose founders were ‘inspired’ by a controversial Catholic fundamentalist network. How has it gained so much political power?
It’s not only the language and resetting of the agenda that the ruling parties of Hungary and Poland have in common. However, they do not mirror each other either.
The most popular political philosopher of his generation explores the impact on the US of liberal responsibility worldwide for the rise of the hard right.
