Tuesday, 16 March 2010

The decline of Europe's social democratic parties, openDemocracy -


The decline of Europe's social democratic parties,

Author:
Philippe Marlière
Summary:
On previous occasions of decline, social democracy has bounced back in Europe, but this time the record includes ideological and cultural meltdown. What would it take to survive the current...

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Creating a constituency for climate change,

Author:
Tony Kendle
Summary:
In the second 'Making Good Society' article, Tony Kendle argues that we have to relearn community action and how a society works together if we are to protect vulnerable people, not just...

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A moderate Israeli leader visits the LSE,

Author:
Alaa Tartir
Summary:
In the audience of a London School of Economics panel chaired by Lakhdar Brahimi to discuss the findings of the Goldstone Report and peace in the Middle East, a Palestinian student ponders the...

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The sea change in Turkey’s middle eastern policy,

Author:
Nathalie Tocci
Joshua Walke
Summary:
Turkey's foreign policy realignment is nowhere more pronounced than in the middle east. Previously absent, Turkey is now taking a leading role as a mediator and diplomatic...

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Israeli settlement announcement stalls peace drive in middle east,

Author:
Laura Hilger
Summary:
Israeli settlement announcement creates further tension. Thai protests as PM refuses ultimatum. Public frustration in Iraq as al-Maliki pulls ahead. Growing arms trade could spark global arms race....

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Venezuela obtains Chinese warplanes for ‘anti-drugs fight’,

Author:
Dries Belet
Summary:
Chinese J-8 attack jets delivered in Venezuela. Sri Lankan general goes on military trial while supporters protest. Nigerian militants attack city with car bombs. South African youth leader found...

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Sri Lanka's forgotten Tamils,

Author:
Melanie Gouby
Summary:
Rejected by the rest of the Tamil population and ignored by the Sinhalese authorities, tea workers who migrated from Tamil Nadu centuries ago are exploited in the plantations of the Sri Lankan...

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Moving Parts: Prajapati,

Author:
Ruchir Joshi
Summary:
In this excerpt from Ruchir Joshi's 'Moving Parts' series, Ruchir visits the silica quartz processing-plant in Godhra where many local workers claim that hazardous working conditions...

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