Posts Tagged: Netherlands

Can Extinction Rebellion’s surprise success in the Netherlands be replicated?

24.01.2024

As the COP 28 talks flounder, European movements are shifting their strategy in an attempt to emulate a major Dutch victory against fossil fuel ...

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Netherlands: Far-right win calls for a focus on humanity

Opinion

5.12.2023

Rather than just vilifying individual politicians which only increases polarisation, we should focus on building democracy and giving people ...

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Less shock and more strategy needed after Geert Wilders victory

Opinion

29.11.2023

Whenever a disruption candidate does well on the right, the reaction from the mainstream and the left is anything but analytical

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Netherlands: Another election in Europe, another victory for the far-right

23.11.2023

Geert Wilders was the big winner in the Dutch general election as the far-right continues to grow at an alarming rate in Europe

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Why did the Dutch government really fall?

22.09.2023

Rutte’s government fell due to the failure of the entire Dutch political elite to recognise the root cause of coerced migration and instead ...

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Keti Koti: A celebration of freedom

Opinion

3.07.2023

Mikko Karjalainen provides a rich summary of the history of Keti Koti as well as the larger topic of post-slavery racial discourse in the Netherlands

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Does philanthropy belong to democracy or oligarchy?

Opinion

22.06.2023

The recent unveiling of a statue in Rotterdam has divided opinion: on one hand it sends a poignant message while, on the other, its funding has ...

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DiEM25 in the Netherlands at the Roger Waters tour: When art meets activism

Opinion

20.04.2023

DiEM25 in the Netherlands was present at the Roger Waters concerts at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam to promote the Free Assange campaign

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DiEM25 in the Netherlands statement on the provincial council and water authority elections

15.03.2023

There is no MERA25 in the Netherlands yet, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a position regarding how the Provinces should be run

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