Against the background of rising support for right-wing populist parties (RWPPs) in Europe, FES Democracy of the Future has recently published the report Understanding Right-Wing Populism And What To Do About It which unpacks the reasons for the success of these parties. The report identifies...

Flüchtlingskrise, Gewalt im öffentlichen Raum und rechts­populistische Angstrhetorik als Wahlkampfstrategie - seit Monaten diskutieren Medien und kritische Zeit­beo­­bach­ter/innen über Dynamiken emotionaler Verun­si­che­rung. Dabei geht es auch um die Zu­kunft des Wohlfahrtsstaats....

Main Conference Themes: - Motivation for migration and return: social, cultural and economic implications - Consequences of financial and energy crisis: a quest for a balanced economical development - Intercultural knowledge managment and culture identity in relation to migration of ideas,...

THE 2006 CONFERENCE TOPIC Social policy and regional development are often narrowly defined and treated as separate and distinct areas of scientific study. Indeed, in the context of transition and prospective membership of the European Union, reforms in each are considered necessary and are the...