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    Despite Trump’s scathing electoral rhetoric against the EU, dialogues continue to shore up the transatlantic relationship

Despite Trump’s scathing electoral rhetoric against the EU, dialogues continue to shore up the transatlantic relationship

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During his 2016 election campaign and the presidential transition period, Donald Trump made no secret of his dislike for the European Union, NATO, and for transatlantic cooperation in general.  Emmanuelle Blanc writes that despite Trump’s rhetoric, dialogues between high-level US and EU officials have continued successfully. While this key diplomatic practice is often taken for granted, her analysis shows […]

August 5th, 2020|Emmanuelle Blanc, Featured, US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood|0 Comments|
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  • Permalink President Donald J. Trump delivers his presidential inaugural address during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. More than 5,000 military members from across all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard components, provided ceremonial support and Defense Support of Civil Authorities during the inaugural period. (DoD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cristian L. Ricardo)Gallery

    How pushing hyper-specific – and fact free – policy proposals helps politicians like Donald Trump

How pushing hyper-specific – and fact free – policy proposals helps politicians like Donald Trump

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When election candidates and politicians address voters, they often face a choice in how they speak: they can be specific in what they propose, or they can be deliberately ambiguous. Gustav Meibauer looks at the trade-off between these two rhetorical strategies, and argues that many politicians – like Donald Trump – aim to get the best of both worlds […]

August 4th, 2020|Democracy and culture, Featured, Gustav Meibauer|0 Comments|
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    If Trump lost the popular vote, it would be hard for him to ‘rig’ the Electoral College to stay in office.

If Trump lost the popular vote, it would be hard for him to ‘rig’ the Electoral College to stay in office.

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There has been some speculation on what Donald Trump might do if he lost the national popular vote but uncertainty remained around the results in some key states in the upcoming presidential election. Ben Margulies argues that Trump could try to circumvent the popular vote and rig the Electoral College in his favour, but it would be very difficult, […]

August 4th, 2020|Ben Margulies, Elections and party politics across the US, Featured|0 Comments|
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Book Review: Radical Organisation Development by Mark Cole

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In Radical Organisation Development, Mark Cole offers a new critical account which dissects mainstream approaches to organisation development (the practice of systemic organisational change and development) and proposes a radical alternative to replace them. While unconvinced of its capacity to persuade all readers, Richard Cotter nonetheless recommends that OD practitioners read the book to engage with its important and […]

August 2nd, 2020|Book Reviews, Economy, Featured|0 Comments|
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