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Le Pen conviction could ‘backfire’ on French political establishment

March 31, 2025

Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on international populism, says Le Pen’s conviction is going to push French politics into even more tumult.

International

Cornell European populism expert available to discuss Le Pen death

January 7, 2025

Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on international populism, says Le Pen was a driving force behind public xenophobia, nationalism and anti-globalization that began to take off in Europe post-2000. 

International

Cornell experts analyze rhetoric used by both campaigns in final stretch

October 29, 2024

Following former President Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Cornell University experts are weighing in on the impact and implications of the rhetoric used by both the former president and other guest speakers and whether the response from Democrats so far has been effective.

Law and Policy

Youth vote factoring heavily in French elections

July 8, 2024

Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on international populism, says Le Pen’s trajectory may be stalled, but she will live to fight another day. 

International Reach
International

Snap elections a ‘political mistake’ for Macron

June 10, 2024

Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on international populism, says Macron’s decision was a “political mistake” that could hand control of France’s government to Marine Le Pen’s right-Wing National Rally (RN) party.

International
Foreign Policy

New European ‘strongmen’ are women, gender where similarities end

June 5, 2024

As the European Union (EU) prepares to vote for the next members of the European Parliament, experts anticipate significant gains for the far-right, populist parties. Mabel Berezin is a professor of sociology whose work explores challenges to democratic cohesion and solidarity in Europe and the United States. She highlights the prominent women leading the right in the upcoming EU elections.

International

With McCarthy out, ‘we are slouching towards political chaos’

October 4, 2023

Yesterday, Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his role as Speaker of the House, a move made successful by eight hard-right members of McCarthy’s own party, but despite Gaetz and company being the immediate cause of McCarthy's removal, this event was long in the making says Cornell University professor Mabel Berezin.

Law and Policy

May Day strikes: French far-right gains ground as working people’s party

May 1, 2023

Mabel Berezin is a professor of sociology at Cornell University and an expert on international populism and fascism, she says the French right wing is the real beneficiary from Macron’s sliding approval ratings.

International
Labor Relations & Human Resources
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Law, Government & Public Policy

Fear of election violence highlights how political landscape has changed

November 3, 2022

Concerns about violence are growing as Election Day nears, especially in light of the recent attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband in their San Francisco home.

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

Fascism expert: Italy is next in the European nationalist movement, here is why.

September 21, 2022

Italy will vote for a new national government on September 25. The outcome of the parliamentary elections could have dramatic effects on the country and European Union.  Mabel Berezin is a comparative sociologist at Cornell University whose work explores fascist, nationalist and populist movements in Europe and associated threats to democracy.

International

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