EUROZINE editorial Réka Kinga Papp   Yet another independent outlet is slain in Hungary: Klubrádió just lost its broadcast license, …

Claire Potter The erosion of democracy wasn’t gradual; the writing was on the wall. It was the public understanding that …

Musa al-Gharbi In 2020, the Republican Party continued to gain ground among voters identifying as religious – almost three quarters …

Jessica Ní Mhainín Slapps – or strategic lawsuits against public participation – are a type of legal action undertaken not …

A Trumpian blip or a fundamental flaw in American democracy Shalini Randeria Timothy Snyder   Just as democracy has become …

An interview with Axel Honneth Axel Honneth   The more publicly governments articulate their difficulties in controlling the pandemic, the …

Geert Lovink   Covid has flooded our lives with online encounters and interactions. We work, minding our image on screen, …

Cornell Fleischer Cemal Kafadar Sanjay Subrahmanyam Awareness of Islamic history may need significantly more attention in the US but not …

Kaya Genç New powers granted to the ‘bekçi’ – Turkey’s auxiliary police force – have led to a spate of …

How COVID-19 burst Italy’s tourism bubble Alessio Giussani   Italian cities are ordinarily international tourism hotspots. Their economic recovery post-lockdown …

An Istanbul story Ayşe Kadıoğlu Russian refugees influenced Istanbul’s cultural life from the 1920s despite the Turkification policies of the …

Osteuropa Olga Shparaga The nationalist opposition in Belarus has been marginalized, argues Coordinating Council member Olga Shparaga. National heroes and …

Vlasta Kordová The removal in April of the monument to Red Army general Ivan Konev in Prague and the rehabilitation …

Osteuropa Astrid Sahm After 26 years of rule, the autocrat Alyaksandr Lukashenka has lost the support of the Belarusian people. …

Artur Klinaŭ Osteuropa   Events in Belarus have departed radically from the script. Putin may have been gambling on a …

Jan Sowa Instead of looking at populists’ lies, it’s worth taking a look at the few truths they rely on: …

Or three short essays on solidarity Mykola Riabchuk In the absence of civic traditions and positive social capital, society often …

Roma Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 Marko Pecak   Violence against Roma is part of the European normality. It took over …

Maria Lipman Russia’s popular vote approving the ‘zeroing’ of Putin’s terms has been hailed by the regime as a triumphant …