| True challenge of a European demos, David Marquand
José Ignacio Torreblanca accuses Europe’s politicians of having comprehensively failed in speaking to or for Europe. But there is a deeper reason for this failure, shared by politicians and people alike, which is an inability to see... An island people, Nicholas Hirst
Europe has much to learn from the people of Lampedusa. They have received thousands of immigrants fleeing North Africa with compassion and courage. But the tourist island now faces a massive slump in revenues and an uncertain future. ... Why Germany needs a strategy on withdrawal from the EU, Roderick Parkes
It is taboo for Berlin of course, but a German strategy for EU withdrawal could actually be good for European cooperation. EU treaties declare themselves valid for an ‘unlimited period’. In a previous, sunnier age, this was... Glimpsing the Tunisian Revolution, Giuseppe Caruso
Tunisian activists, more than anything else, are proud of themselves for returning their country to global history, not as dependent or slave, but as empowered actor in the process of negotiating global values and institutions. The Hungarian model of democracy, András Palatitz
The Fidesz party claimed it would reverse diminishing trust toward politicians. But did the Hungarian people, or the international community, fully understand what was being promised? The President of the Republic Pál Schmitt gave his... Western complicity in the crimes of the Ben Ali regime, Azadeh Shahshahani and Corinna Mullin
Often overlooked in the western press have been the collective, or one could say national, grievances of the Tunisian people, expressed as frustration at Tunisia’s lack of real sovereignty in a global order enforced by international... Capitalism and the University, Des Freedman and Michael Bailey
The University is one of the defining institutions of society, and today it is under threat. In a new debate section, 'Capitalism and the University', OurKingdom will analyse the marketisation of British higher education ... Greece’s exit from the eurozone: a poisoned chalice , Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
In times like these not making a big mistake is half a battle won. What unites the right-wing current Mayor of London, the Guardian’s economics editor and a London-based Marxist professor of economics? One correct answer is their... Women, food security and peacebuilding: from gender essentialism to market fundamentalism , Rob Jenkins
Is gender equality advocate's emphasis on women as agents of change helping to legitimize a neo-liberal vision of government, and working against women's engagement in promoting food security and peacebuilding, asks Rob Jenkins... The new gold rush, Rachel Seifert
Due to economic uncertainty, a rise in inflation, various debt crises, and intense price pressures, global investors are returning to gold as a secure investment. The increase in demand has pushed the price of gold to a new high, fuelling an... More Recent Articles
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