Petra Vejvodova (Masaryk): The Identitarian Movement: Renewed Idea of Alternative Europe. Aristotle Kallis (Lancaster): When Fascism Became Mainstream: The Challenge of Extremism in Times of Crisis. Europe is busy partying like it’s 1939: “When the time comes to choose between picking up a rifle and dying, we’ll find out if the human instinct for self-preservation has successfully been bred out of the men of Europe”. Anna Katharina Schaffner reviews Hi Hitler! How the Nazi Past is Being Normalized in Contemporary Culture by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld. It’s been 25 years since German reunification — why are former East Germans responsible for so much xenophobic violence? Jenny Leonard on how Germany’s history is fueling hatred, goodwill, and lots of confusion amid refugee crisis.
Ishaan Tharoor on how Europe’s fear of Muslim refugees echoes rhetoric of 1930s anti-Semitism. From anti-Semitism to Islamophobia: Farid Hafez on the European far Right’s strategic shift. Are they Charlie? Henri Astier on sharply constrasting interpretations of the Charlie Hebdo affair. Angelique Chrisafis on Emmanuel Todd, the French thinker who won't toe the Charlie Hebdo line. Angelique Chrisafis on how Right-wing “new reactionaries” stir up trouble among French intellectuals. Can free thinking continue amid authoritarian culture? With Hungary accused of “undermining democratic values”, Malcolm Gillies considers to what extent universities with a liberal mission can flourish in “illiberal” societies (and more). Matthaios Tsimitakis on how Greece’s fascists are gaining.
