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Michael Bröning

Michael Bröning

New York CIty

Michael Bröning heads the office of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in New York and is a member of the SPD Fundamental Values Commission.

Articles

Democracy and society | 16.11.2021

The lure of progressive authoritarianism

Authoritarian tendencies also exist on the left. Progressives urgently need to rediscover the virtue of liberty

Europe | 27.06.2018

Europe’s left turns right on immigration

Instead of following the nationalist right, the left should pursue a strategy that can be popular without being populist

Europe | 28.03.2018

In praise of the nation

Why progressives can’t leave civic patriotism and the nation state to right-wing populists

Europe | 20.10.2017

The dreaded ‘M-word’

When did Europe’s centre-left stop listening to voters’ concerns about migration?

Europe | 19.09.2017

Germany's rumbling discontent

Germany’s apparent resistance to populist parties masks a deep dissatisfaction with the political status quo.

Future of social democracy | 02.08.2017

Germany’s centre left and the case for optimism

With Europe's political climate still volatile, Germany's federal election remains far from a foregone conclusion

Future of social democracy | 24.03.2017

Berlin’s benevolent populist

The biggest winner in the upcoming German elections may be democracy itself

Europe | 19.02.2017

Disunited they stand

Debunking the myth of a right-wing international front