Articles by

Marianne Chagnon

History and political science graduate from France, now living in Utrecht to study Human Rights. Enjoying (too) many things related to History, Politics and Culture.

Pillarisation — or why do the Dutch have big windows

Pillarisation ('verzuiling' in Dutch) is one of the most distinctive — and fascinating — characteristics of Dutch...

The European Union: let’s try to make some sense out of it

Lately, we saw a rise of populist politicians. Here in the Netherlands with Geert Wilders, in the...

The French Election is coming: is it time to panic now?

So about this French election - by a Frenchie in the Netherlands As you may or may not...