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Category Archives: Europe
Jun 27 2019
The European Periphery and the Eurozone Crisis
Leave a commentBy Neil Dooley Nearly ten years on from the first Greek bailout, the countries of the eurozone periphery have exhibited markedly divergent recoveries. A popular narrative attributes the contrasting recoveries of Greece and Ireland to their divergent enthusiasm for following … Continue reading
Posted by: June 27, 2019
Tagged with: Bailout, debt, Eurozone crisis, Greece, Ireland
Apr 5 2019
Back to the roots: Why the UK should have a second referendum
2 CommentsBy Kilian Wirthwein and Fabian Ferrari Fifteen years after the failure to adopt the European Constitution of 2004, the European political landscape has changed dramatically. Although this represented a major setback on the path of European integration, it would have been hard to find someone so … Continue reading
Posted by: April 5, 2019
Tagged with: Brexit, British politics, Democracy, EU referendum, Legitimation, political legitimacy
Mar 20 2019
Europe in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Digital skills for education and society beyond crisis
Leave a commentBy Charalambos Tsekeris and Theodora Papaefthimiou This short article maintains that, in times of structural and persistent crisis, Europe needs to tackle the multiple challenges and existential fears by cultivating a strong and dynamical digital skills ecosystem, based on collective values and … Continue reading
Posted by: March 20, 2019
Tagged with: digital skills, digitalisaiton, education, media literacy
Mar 15 2019
Understanding Brexit at a local level: Mansfield case study
Leave a commentBy Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni In January 2018, I joined a team of researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE) who were starting to work on a project about the local-level impact of Britain’s departure from the European Union in five British … Continue reading
Posted by: March 15, 2019
Tagged with: Brexit, EU referendum, governance, local economy, Mansfield, migration, Research
Nov 20 2018
Labour and Brexit: a ‘sensible’ deal?
Leave a commentBy Mary Kaldor According to Theresa May, the choice is between her deal, no deal or no Brexit. But the Labour leadership still seems to think that it can negotiate a more ‘sensible deal’. What on earth would a more … Continue reading
Posted by: November 20, 2018
Tagged with: Corbyn, Labour
Jul 23 2018
The nationalist Italian government is a challenge to the Church
Leave a commentBy Alessandro Franzi The new Italian government, formed by the Five Stars Movement and the League, also poses a challenge to the Catholic Church. However, it is not only its populist tones that create a division between State and religious … Continue reading
Posted by: July 23, 2018
Tagged with: catholic church, immigration, Italy, Matteo Salvini, Nationalism, Pope, refugee crisis
Jun 14 2018
Italy’s Eurosceptic Turn
2 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi Italy has a new government. Matching the unprecedented results of the election of 4 March, this new government marks the beginning of something never seen before. Italy is the first country in the Western half of the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 14, 2018
Tagged with: migrant crisis, political failure
Jun 6 2018
The Counterfactual Imagination of Populist Euroscepticism
3 CommentsBy Max Hänska and Vassilios Paipais Euroscepticism is on the rise across Europe, as populists from both the left and right hold up their retrograde visions of gloriously assertive and blissfully self-reliant nation states. The installation of a populist and eurosceptic government in … Continue reading
Posted by: June 6, 2018
Tagged with: Euroscepticism, imagined future, International relations, populism
Apr 30 2018
Brexit and migrant voters: Conservative support in London wards
2 CommentsBy Joachim Wehner English local elections on 3 May take place as migrants might be finding a less divided political voice than at any time since the vote in favour of leaving the European Union (EU). The 2016 Referendum created … Continue reading
Posted by: April 30, 2018
Tagged with: Brexit, Commonwealth, local elections, London, migration, Windrush
Mar 19 2018
Immigration, Welfare Chauvinism and the Support for Radical Right Parties in Europe
4 CommentsBy Luis Cornago Bonal and Delia Zollinger Over a decade ago, Alesina and Glaeser (2004) argued that support for welfare policies in Europe will decrease as European countries become more ethnically diverse, primarily due to the difficulties of maintaining solidarity … Continue reading
Posted by: March 19, 2018
Tagged with: immigration, Nationalism, populism, welfare chauvinism