Voices of CIVICA x Grimshaw Speaker Series #10 - Dr Sara B. Hobolt Shifting Landscape of European Democracy

About this episode

Dr Sara B. Hobolt discusses the shifting landscape of European democracy, focusing on party dealignment and Brexit.

This episode of Grimshaw Speakers was made in collaboration with the CIVICA think tank's inter-school podcast series 'Voices of CIVICA'. In this episode, Dr Sara B Hobolt, Head of the Government Department at LSE, discusses party dealignment and issue based politics in Europe. Using insights from her latest book "Tribal Politics", she reflects on Brexit and politicised European integration, highlighting that we are entering a more uncertain era in European politics.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Sara B. Hobolt

Topics covered

• European democracy
• party dealignment
• issue based politics
• Brexit
• politicised European integration
• uncertainty in politics

Keywords

• European democracy
• party dealignment
• Brexit
• politics
• CIVICA
• Tribal Politics
• politicised integration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIVICA, LSE

Books & works: Tribal Politics

Places: Europe, Brexit

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