Storia in corso della democrazia autoritaria
abstract
The essay presents a diachronic approach to the political issues underway in present-time Europe, focusing on the global economic crisis that started in 2008, on emerging social problems, on the symptoms of possible disintegration of the European Union, on populist nationalisms in Central Europe and in Italy. Of these intertwined phenomena, an interpretation from a historical perspective is suggested.
Keywords: European Union • Populism • Nationalism • Economic protectionism • Global crisis