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Marta Lorimer
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Fellow in European Politics, LSE and Editor, PRX Journal. Researches far right and differentiated integration.
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Save the date! I'll be presenting my book Europe as ideological resource at King's College London on 5 December. Open to all - if you are on Facebook, you can sign up here: www.facebook.com/events/52468...

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Have you always wondered about what happens in an editorial office? Do you want to build editorial experience? Then consider joining us at PRX! We are looking for a new team of associate editors to help us manage the review process. Link for info - happy to answer any qs! ecpr.eu/ContentPage....

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Had a wonderful time doing unusual things in Manchester: attending a political theory conference, having the Labour Party archives all to myself and enjoying the sunshine.

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Happy to read alternative takes re why this might be a great idea and Macron a mastermind.

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I struggle to see how left wing voters could vote for anyone standing against the RN again. Macron, who presented himself as the bulwark against the RN, isn't doing a particularly good job at keeping it in check (as we’ve suggested in previous work: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Dancing with the devil? Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen and the articulation of a new political divide in France
Dancing with the devil? Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen and the articulation of a new political divide in France

This paper investigates how political challengers articulate new political divides in European political party systems and with what implications for representative democracy. Focusing on the case of....

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However, it seems clear to me that as soon as it is politically expedient for them to do so, they’ll pull whatever undeclared ‘external support’ to his government, and if they play their cards well, they’ll stand a better chance of winning than before.

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He has solved (potentially) the problem of not having a government to pass the budget. As long as he doesn’t try to do anything too extravagant, Barnier will be allowed to keep his place as PM. And by ‘will be allowed’, I mean the RN will allow him to do his job.

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Now that I have slept on it, my 2 cents on Macron’s choice to appoint Barnier (nothing too innovative, I fear). It seems to me to be yet another high risk strategy from Macron. By appointing a PM that comes from the Right, and does not offend the RN, he’s bought him some time.

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On my way to Manchester to present this beauty at the Mancept workshops. Lots of firsts: first paper in a great lineup, first time in Manchester and first time at a political theory conference.

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Marta Lorimer
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Fellow in European Politics, LSE and Editor, PRX Journal. Researches far right and differentiated integration.
357 followers415 following31 posts