Category Archives: United Kingdom

Jun 29 2016

Brexit and Democracy

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Euroscepticism, United Kingdom

By Mary Kaldor The vote to leave Europe seems to have set off a spate of events spinning in different and dangerous directions. The two main political parties are falling apart. Scottish politicians are already a tabling a second referendum … Continue reading →

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Jun 25 2016

The UK is Reaping What the British Media Have Been Sowing for a Long Time

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Posted in: EU ref, Euroscepticism, Maria Kyriakidou, United Kingdom

By Maria Kyriakidou  The result of the EU referendum and the now imminent Brexit have been met with shock and disbelief both globally and in the UK. Despite indications by the polls there was still hope that reason would prevail … Continue reading →

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Jun 9 2016

Will The Real Project Fear Please Stand Up?

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Henry Radice, United Kingdom

By Henry Radice This is the second in a series of pre-referendum opinion pieces, Defenestrations: (Un)Framing the EU Referendum Debate. The first one addressed the issue of the referendum itself, and attracted a powerful rejoinder from Roberto Orsi. One of … Continue reading →

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Jun 6 2016

The Great Pushback: Western Politics and Dynamics of Exclusion

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Euroscepticism, Roberto Orsi, United Kingdom

By Roberto Orsi A recent piece by Henry Radice on this very blog envisages a connection between different phenomena on the two sides of the Atlantic, namely Mr. Cameron’s political tactics (or strategy?), which has led to the Brexit referendum, … Continue reading →

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May 6 2016

Defenestrations: (Un)Framing the EU Referendum Debate, Part I

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Euroscepticism, Henry Radice, United Kingdom

By Henry Radice Observing (full disclosure: from the perspective of a strong supporter of Remain) the politics of the UK’s upcoming EU referendum, a number of problematic framings of the question of British membership of the EU appear relevant to … Continue reading →

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Mar 21 2016

Europe’s Human Rights Crisis

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Posted in: Europe, Euroscepticism, Migration, Nationalism, Turkey, United Kingdom

By Natasha Saunders Fidelity to one’s principles is measured by how they are honoured in times of crisis. Hannah Arendt – a refugee who fled Nazi Germany and became one of the most influential political thinkers of the twentieth century … Continue reading →

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Feb 9 2016

Has the EU failed us, or have we failed to forge a European identity?

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Posted in: EU ref, Euroscepticism, Nationalism, United Kingdom

By Marina Prentoulis As a Greek citizen long resident in Britain, I cannot help noticing the almost complete absence of any sense of European identity in the UK. It seems that Britain has never really seen itself as part of … Continue reading →

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Feb 5 2016

Modern slavery? The UK visa system and the exploitation of migrant domestic workers

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By Virginia Mantouvalou It might be hard to believe that a domestic worker – or anyone – is currently forced to sleep on a bathroom floor or is locked up in a house. Yet such experiences are very real for … Continue reading →

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Jan 14 2016

Understanding Euroscepticism: How British hostility to the EU contrasts with opposition elsewhere in Europe

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Posted in: Europe, Euroscepticism, Nationalism, United Kingdom

By  Montserrat Guibernau The UK and the EU are both changing. The UK stands as a world power and, as such, it continues to look for recognition while maintaining a distinct identity and status, which includes a special relationship with … Continue reading →

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Nov 30 2015

Why we should oppose British air strikes against ISIL in Syria

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Posted in: Uncategorized, United Kingdom

By Mary Kaldor and Rim Turkmani The threat of ISIL is too serious to be treated with a knee jerk response like air strikes as the British Prime Minister suggests. It is very difficult to understand why air strikes are … Continue reading →

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