How can the left combat the far proper? The concepts of two philosophers to counter the rise of nationalism | EUROtoday

A authorities and not using a parliamentary majority, a chief minister member of a right-wing occasion who refused the republican entrance, a left divided and away from energy after coming first within the legislative elections, an excessive proper as arbiter and in ambush which imposes its themes within the public area: the present political confusion leads progressive intellectuals to attempt to perceive this era of ideological confusion.

Philosopher and professor on the Ecole Polytechnique, Michaël Fœssel has simply printed, with sociologist Etienne Ollion, A wierd victory. The far proper towards politics (Seuil, 192 pages, 19 euros), work which deciphers the way in which wherein “the language of the extreme right has contaminated public debate”. Director of research on the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, the thinker Bruno Karsenti printed We different Europeans (PUF, 200 pages, 16 euros), a dialogue with the sociologist Bruno Latour throughout which he develops a political philosophy of Europe grappling with the “neonationalisms”. Member of the journal Okon-line publication whose articles give attention to “Jews, Europe and the 21st^e century “he also directed The End of an Illusion (PUF, 216 pages, 16 euros), collective work on “Israel and the West since October 7 [2023] ». For The Worldthe two thinkers of emancipation compare their analyzes of the political recomposition in progress and launch avenues of reflection to get out of the reactionary rut.

Is the “republican front” which manifested itself throughout the legislative elections (June 30 and July 7) solely a spurt within the type of a reprieve earlier than the accession of the acute proper to energy in France?

Bruno Karsenti : The great current danger in Europe and in the world is that of the rise of the most aggressive nationalisms. This is a huge failure. We thought the relevant political conflict was between progressivism and neoliberalism, and we see nationalist reactions unfolding everywhere. European elections [le 9 juin] have confirmed this trend, but they have triggered a positive dynamic, and that is what I would like us to see, because that is what we can build on. The high participation rate was in itself good news: it is between the nation and Europe that the questions should be asked and played out, if we want to counter nationalism. These elections were a moment of repoliticization, during which public opinion could finally become aware of the impossibility of prolonging the liberalism of the Macron era and of the necessity of the recomposition of a left where social democracy takes shape.

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