1. Great @CasMudde corrective on the #SteveBannon hype:
'Articles that take his (Steve Bannon's) grandiose plans at face value strengthen the narrative that the 2019 European elections will again be a fundamental struggle between the status quo & Eurosceptic forces.'
'Articles that take his (Steve Bannon's) grandiose plans at face value strengthen the narrative that the 2019 European elections will again be a fundamental struggle between the status quo & Eurosceptic forces.'
2. 'This means that the radical right continues to set the political agenda and its frames continue to dominate election campaigns'.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
3. From a comms point of view I agree that mainstream European parties really need to sort out some proper proactive framing for #EP2019 ...not just shifting to the right or rebutting the far right frames (which legitimises their toxic point of view as a debate topic).
4. I've said it before and will say it again that the best way to fight right wing populism is to get more women (and ideally progressive women) candidates elected.
5. Obviously women candidates come in all shapes and sizes (hello MLP anyone) but the ideological battle against populism often begins with women's rights e.g. over their own bodies, childcare etc.
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