In the eyes of its citizens the EU has become the patron of an unfair modernisation that benefits only a handful of people. It can only regain trust if and when it protects people from the social … Read More
Columns & Interviews
Robotics Or Fascination With Anthropomorphism?
Recent discussions about the “advent of robots” have some rather unusual features. The threat of robots replacing humans is seen as something truly novel, possibly changing our civilization and way of … Read More
Intellectuals, Journalists, Academics Need to Move On: Tories Are Only Game in Town
In June Britain voted to quit Europe. In September Britain voted to quit democratic parliamentary politics. The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader hands all power over to the ruling … Read More
Why Inequality Is Bad For Health
Many of us remember the 1970s for its music and fashion, but we should also take a lesson from its mistaken beliefs. Without easy access to data or analyses of social trends, some ideas about the … Read More
Why The Anti-National Revolution Is Coming
For the past several centuries, the world has experienced a sequence of intellectual revolutions against oppression of one sort or another. These revolutions operate in the minds of humans and are … Read More
Europe’s Challenge From Sub-Saharan Africa
Whilst Europe is fiddling and dallying on the Syrian front, sub-Saharan Africa is burning and Europe seems to be totally unable to do anything about it. By ignoring the long-term consequences of the … Read More
Blogs
Fewer Routine Jobs But More Routine Work
In the digital age, there are fewer routine jobs because of a higher risk of automation. But a great paradox of this age is this: workers in most types of jobs, including high-skilled ones, are … Read More
An EU Agenda For Reform Not Business As Usual
Boldly pursuing business-as-usual Hailed by one commentator as “bold”, the speech to the European Parliament by Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker would more accurately qualify as shifting … Read More
Smart Schäuble’s Stupid Selfish Economics
At a conference in Berlin on 29 June, the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, when asked about the situation of Deutsche Bank, said he was more concerned with the situation in Portugal. He … Read More
Caterpillar: An Opportunity To Rethink European Workers Participation Rights?
The planned closure of the Caterpillar plant in Gosselies (Belgium) is a heavy blow for workers in the Wallonia region but, more generally, raises major questions on the role of European industrial … Read More
Talks & Events
Where Now for Italy And the EU? A Conversation With Matteo Renzi
Matteo Renzi discusses the political and economic issues facing Italy and the European Union. This conversation was recorded at the Council of Foreign Relations. … Read More
Thinking, Fast And Slow
Daniel Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of the world's leading … Read More
The Role Of Trade Unions & Cooperatives In The Zero Marginal Cost Society
Watch Jeremy Rifkin President of the Foundation on Economic Trends explain the future role of trade unions and cooperatives in the zero marginal cost society. This interview was recorded at the … Read More
A New Deal For Europe And Greece
Watch Mark Blyth and Euclid Tsakalotos discuss austerity and the outline of a New Deal for Europe and for Greece. The discussion was chaired by Social Europe Editor-in-Chief and complemented by … Read More
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