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Oct 21 2019
Whose freedom, and from what?: The child as cipher for a (transnational) politics of ‘traditional values’
Comments Off on Whose freedom, and from what?: The child as cipher for a (transnational) politics of ‘traditional values’By Maria Brock Awareness of increasing (and increasingly politicised) sentiment against so-called ‘gender ideology’ is spreading, and no longer merely confined to academic and activist circles. Indeed, while her work is considered notoriously inaccessible to those outside academe, Judith Butler, … Continue reading
Posted by: October 21, 2019
Tagged with: anti-gender, Children, education, Gender, Heteroactivism, LGBTQ
Mar 20 2019
Europe in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Digital skills for education and society beyond crisis
Comments Off on Europe in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Digital skills for education and society beyond crisisBy 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
Oct 14 2016
The Rise of Populism Could Persist as Western society and its Academic Institutions Fail to Promote Critical Thought
1 CommentBy Athanasios Gkoutzioulis On the 4th of May, Donald Trump became the Republican presidential nominee while on the 23rd of June, Nigel Farage’s (and Arron Bank’s) campaign largely contributed to Brexit to the surprise of international public opinion. Trump’s or … Continue reading
Posted by: October 14, 2016
Tagged with: critical thinking, education, populism
May 14 2015
Europe’s Innovations, China’s Capital
Comments Off on Europe’s Innovations, China’s CapitalBy Terence Tse and Mark Esposito At a recent event held in London, ten start-ups were pitching their ideas for seed funding. This in itself is nothing out of the ordinary, as innumerable pitches by entrepreneurs are made every day across … Continue reading
Posted by: May 14, 2015
Tagged with: China, education, Europe, European business, innovation, start-ups, unemployment, youth unemployment
Mar 12 2015
Germany, the giant with the feet of clay
4 CommentsBy 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
Posted by: March 12, 2015
Tagged with: birth rate, education, EU, Eurozone, growth, Inequality, pensions, Reforms, unemployment
Jan 7 2014
Youth Unemployment: A Crisis on Top of Another Crisis
1 CommentBy Terence Tse The financial crisis of 2008 devastated national economies around the world. We are still recovering. But the spotlight is only now beginning to be shone on one issue that could fracture national economies again—the youth unemployment crisis. Many … Continue reading
Posted by: January 7, 2014
Tagged with: education, growth, labour markets, unemployment, youth unemployment
Jul 8 2013
Interview with Nikos Chrysoloras: “Europe needs to find its ambition again!”
1 CommentEuro Crisis in the Press is proud to introduce a new series of interviews with influential analysts and commentators as well as global public intellectuals on different dimensions of the public discourse surrounding the current European Crisis. In today’s interview, … Continue reading
Posted by: July 8, 2013
Tagged with: ageing society, Crisis, demography of Europe, education, European media, Greece, media, Media Systems, Nikos Chysoloras, taxation, technological investments, welfare state