Category Archives: Europe

May 7 2015

The Double Death of Europe

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Posted in: Europe, Nationalism

By Adrian Pabst Introduction: the broken promise of peace and prosperity The continual crisis in the Eurozone and in Ukraine poses the most serious danger to Europe since the darkest days of the Cold War. Economic devastation in the south … Continue reading →

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Apr 24 2015

On the Borderlands of Humanity

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Posted in: Europe, Greece, Henry Radice, Italy

By Henry Radice The current crisis in the Mediterranean reminds us of what should be an obvious truth, but is too frequently forgotten: the European Union (EU) is a humanitarian space or it is nothing. If there are any criteria according … Continue reading →

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Apr 16 2015

Time for a New Western Strategy in Ukraine

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Posted in: Europe, Russia, Ukraine

By Robert W. Murray To date, the western strategy towards the ongoing war in Ukraine has been a failure. Not only has there been no cessation of violence, but the violence in certain areas of Eastern Ukraine is actually worsening, … Continue reading →

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Apr 3 2015

The Ukrainian Crisis: A Year On

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Posted in: Europe, Germany, Roberto Orsi, Russia, Ukraine

By Roberto Orsi More than a year has gone by since the overthrowal of Viktor Yanukovich, the starting point of a severe international crisis between Moscow and the West, successively escalated by Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the outbreak of … Continue reading →

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Mar 30 2015

Subterranean Politics in Europe after the Greek Elections

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Posted in: Elections, Europe, Greece

Professor Mary Kaldor discusses activism, Europe and the aftermath of the Greek elections with Ludovica Rogers and Hara Kouki in a conversation organised by LSE’s Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit in collaboration with Euro Crisis in the Press and with … Continue reading →

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Mar 19 2015

Corporate Social Responsibility in an Era of Economic Crisis: Empty Gesture or Tool for Corporate Learning?

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Posted in: Business, Europe

By Alvise Favotto and Kelly Kollman   The social legitimacy of business actors in EU member states has waxed and waned over the past two decades.  Levels of trust in business, as recorded in public opinion polls, tend to increase … Continue reading →

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Mar 12 2015

Germany, the giant with the feet of clay

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Posted in: Europe, Germany

By Terence Tse and Mark Esposito   On the surface, it stands to reason to think that, as Europe’s largest economy, Germany’s position in Europe can act as the saviour to pull the Eurozone out of its current plight. By … Continue reading →

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Mar 2 2015

Why participatory governance offers a realistic route to addressing the EU’s legitimacy crisis

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Posted in: Europe

By Karl-Oskar Lindgren How can EU decision-making be brought closer to Europe’s citizens? Based on a case study of the ‘REACH’ regulation governing the production and use of chemical substances, this posts argues for the potential of a participatory governance … Continue reading →

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Feb 19 2015

Using Entrepreneurial Innovation to Stabilize Europe: Introducing EDIE

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By Olaf Groth, Mark Esposito, Terence Tse Entrepreneurship is vital to growing markets. And across most of Europe, entrepreneurship is lacking. In 2013, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor found that early stage entrepreneurial activity was less than 6% of the population … Continue reading →

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Feb 11 2015

The Greek Government’s programme: an act of defiance or a call for compromise?

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Posted in: Elections, Euro, Europe, Euroscepticism, Greece

By Eleftherios Antonopoulos & Konstantinos Kostagiannis International media described the Greek prime minister’s address to the parliament on Sunday as “defiant” (BBC and Reuters for example). Yet, what emerged from the speech was a mildly coherent attempt to bridge the … Continue reading →

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