A reflection on the topic of centrifugal society, written by Petr Lebeda and commissioned by the Prague office of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. It is asking two questions: 1) why has there been so strong an onset to this “populist backlash” against solidarity, equality, civil and minority rights, environmental responsibility and various forms of pluralism so fast and across so many countries and 2) what might the NGOs advocating progressive policies do to address its deeper causes in the longer term?
