Political Critique Archive

An exclusive interview with a journalist and a filmmaker Raul Gallego Abelán about the current situation in Catalonia.

Right now Europe and the world are looking towards Catalonia with mixed feelings. We are deeply concerned about the escalation of this situation by the Spanish government. Police repression and violence are never solutions for political conflict, no matter how we might assess the legal situation surrounding this referendum. This makes Catalonia something more than […]

In times of resurgent nationalism the French President’s eloquent belief in cross-border cooperation is surely welcome. But make no mistake: no single leader or country will determine the EU’s future.

Kristen Ghodsee, an American ethnographer and a Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at Bowdoin College, discusses women’s movements in Eastern European countries, their common socialist past, and a general history of feminism throughout the world.

How did the drug scene in the Czech Republic evolve over the last three decades?

Yesterday the Spanish government lost all remaining legitimacy. Rajoy and his government must now resign while progressives must continue the struggle for democracy beyond the nation-state.

Poland can become a great place to start democratising Europe through enhanced social dialogue on the future of the continent, but a blanket espousal of liberal democracy will be counterproductive.

Political Critique’s weekly selection from the Eastern European press.

The Catalan government is crossing legal limits by calling a referendum without the formal authorisation of the central government. But it is still more legitimate than the forces obstructing it.

A four-wheels citizen-report into the state of housing is making its way across Portugal, gathering testimonies and fighting for tenant rights.