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The existence of an international civil society is the subject of theoretical debate. But beyond these debates, the study of societies remains essential to understanding how the world works.

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Germany: with AfD the extreme right will enter the Bundestag

15 March 2017
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The Netherlands and France are not the only founding member states of the European Union that see extreme right party’s on the rise. The “Alternative für Deutschland” gathers 10 percent of voting intentions in Germany – especially in the East. Some of its leaders don’t hesitate to use vocabulary banished since 1945.

 

 

AfD and National Front converge ahead of elections

03 March 2017
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The right-wing spiral of Germany’s anti-EU Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) has brought it shoulder to shoulder with France’s National Front (NF). The two parties see eye-to-eye on a number of issues, including Russia. 

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Berlin attack : Merkels Germany is facing populism

13 January 2017
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The leaders of the extreme right-wing AfD party, Alternative for Germany, intend to take advantage of the attack on the Christmas market in Berlin to challenge the German Chancellors welcoming policy : 1 million refugees arrived between 2015 and 2016, they argue that in welcoming them, she imported violence.

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The "alt-right" votes for Trump

13 October 2016
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Donald Trump's xenophobic rethoric draws the support of white supremacists.

Will Germany be ungovernable after the elections in 2017?

03 October 2016
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One year before the general elections and even if Angela Merkel remains a favourite, the political scene in Germany seems more fragmented than ever.

Germany: populists weaken Angela Merkel

01 October 2016
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The party Alternative für Deutschland founded only three years ago against the Euro unites Germans against Berlin's open-door policy. And on the eve of new elections, more and more of those that normally don't vote are joining them.

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"Angela Merkel betrayed German traditional values according to some conservatives"

28 September 2016
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Will Angela Merkel still be chancellor in a years' time? Hans Stark gives an overview over the German political landscape. According to him, the rise of the right wing populists and eurosceptics will continue, but won’t hinder the forming of a government coalition.

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Is Germany becoming just like the other European countries?

26 September 2016
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After the recent electoral setbacks for Angela Merkel which saw the party Alternative for Germany (AfD) enter yet another two regional parliaments (Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), is there a possiblity for Germany to become just like the other European countries?

 

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Tillykke, tillykke, tillykke: Europas nationalister jubler over »lussing« til Merkel

05 September 2016
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"Congratulations, Congratulations, Congratulations : Europe's nationalists welcome the "slap" for Merkel.

 

 

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German elections: the AfD becomes “increasingly nationalist and right-wing populist”

05 September 2016
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On Sunday Angela Merkel experienced yet another electoral setback in the regional elections. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the chancellor’s conservative party was overtaken by the AfD.

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Rethinking the Confederate Legacy

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20 July 2015
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The battle flag of General Robert E. Lee’s famed Army of Northern Virginia, commonly known as the Confederate Flag or the Southern Cross, has become the symbol of the 1861-1865 Southern secession and the most widespread sign of Southern regional identity. Today it can be found flying across the South and on everything from clothing to bumper stickers.

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Fragility Factors and Reconciliation Needs in Forest Guinea

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31 March 2015
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In December 2013 the first Ebola cases surfaced in Guéckedou district, near the Liberian and Sierra Leon borders in the Forest Region of Guinea. The outbreak quickly spread from Forest Guinea to the rest of the country and, through the borders, to neighbouring countries. It took three months to identify the Ebola virus as the causative agent of the burgeoning epidemic, longer for the Guinean government to understand the importance of treating the outbreak as a national emergency, and even more time for everyone involved to appreciate the great social toll of Ebola.

The Difficult Issue of College Rape in America

Date de publication
10 September 2014
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Cette Actuelle est la quatrième d'une série de quatre Chroniques américaines sur l'éducation aux Etats-Unis, publiées cette semaine.

MOOCs: Re-Creating Affordable Education

Date de publication
09 September 2014
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This piece is the thrid in a series of four Chroniques américaines on education in the United States, published this week.

Sixty Years after Brown: Resegregation in America

Date de publication
08 September 2014
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This piece is the second in a series of four Chroniques américaines on education in the United States, published this week. 

American Student Loans: Debt, Reform, and the True Cost of Higher Education

Date de publication
07 September 2014
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This piece is the first in a series of four Chroniques américaines on education in the United States, published this week.

The Distinctive Features of China's Middle Classes

Date de publication
01 June 2014
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This study seeks to lay the foundations for a better understanding of the Chinese middle classes. It goes beyond the traditional classification by revenue and identifies the distinctive features of China’s middle classes by taking into account relevant historical events, current sociopolitical and economic contexts, and key expectations of the population.

Obama announces "Opportunity Ladder"

Date de publication
14 February 2014
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There are moments in life when you receive an unmistakable sign that the game is over. That it’s time to fold your tent, to pull up stakes, to pack it in, to furl the flag, to trim the sails, to let go of a lost cause. At best, to wait for next year. In the extreme, to write it off permanently. And if one chooses to breast the tide, to do so stoically.

Beyond the Arab awakening: Policies and Investments for Poverty Reduction and Food Security

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31 July 2013
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This report aims to inform and stimulate the debate on key policy priorities for poverty reduction and food security in light of the Arab Awakening. 

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