polarization

The death of Charlie Kirk, a controversial right-wing political activist, has had a widespread impact, not only in U.S. politics but also across the globe. This article examines how the assassination of a conservative figure has affected the domestic politics of a country known for its long-standing government that prides itself on having traditional, conservative values, exactly what Charlie Kirk stood for.

There are mornings when you wake up to a war zone before you have even had your coffee. Not a front line in the physical sense, but on the screen in the palm of your hand: war, climate catastrophe, another scandal, another \"ultimate truth\" about who the enemy is, who to hate today. The news feed tells us that the world is burning, and at the same time, we should not even think about what to do about it.

The pandemic has brought the peacefully sleeping world back from its slumber, disrupting its long-term welfare plans and forcing it to look for answers to a multitude of uncomfortable questions. COVID-19 reminded our civilization of mortality of a man.

More different or similar? This was the question posed by the authors of the report \"Minding the Gap: Deepening Polarization in Poland and Hungary\" carried out by 21 Research Center and the Project: Poland. The study included two focus group interviews with residents of villages and small towns where Fidesz and PiS were the dominant political parties in the elections.

The 21 Research Center and its collaborative partner Projekt:Polska invite you to a discussion on people’s political preference formation in rural areas of Hungary and Poland and the polarisation observed in their political views and perceptions.

The right wing – fond of hard-hand rule, supported by left-wing fears stemming from the arguments of security and empathy – has become the depositary of social emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the left and the right are very different, both camps share some common ground.