Lessons for the Left

The parties of the European Left have still to establish clear positions on the nativist vs internationalist debate that defines contemporary politics.

The real battle of ideas today is not between the political left and right but between different visions of identity.

‘Internationalists’, who support open borders, free trade and multilateralism, have come under severe pressure since the financial crisis from ‘nativists’, who call for closed borders and a return to a nation-first view of the world. The nativists secured a doubly whammy with the Brexit referendum and the election of President Trump, but Macron’s victory in France proves the battle is far from over.

• Primary Source

The Conversation, 11.05.17: What next for the European left? How to save a struggling movement (et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-next-for-the-european-left-how-to-save-a-struggling-movement/

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