Austerity And Human Rights In An “Anti-Factual” Brexit
Remarkably, the profundity of current events is such that even last week’s damning verdict by the UN that the UK breached international human rights law by
Month: July 2016
Of Stateless Refugees And Refugee States – For A Post-Brexit Reform Of EU Citizenship
Europe 1941: A stateless refugee On November 25, 1941, my great-grandfather Max lost German citizenship through the Eleventh Decree to the Reich Citizenship Law, a
The OECD And Job Protection: New Findings But Old Policy Recipes On ‘Your Wage Or Your Job’
One of the key findings from the 2016 Employment Outlook just released by the OECD is that easier firing does not create jobs. Moreover, the
Could Brexit Be A Unifying Moment For Europe?
After the shock of the British referendum on EU membership last week, many pointed to a possible silver lining for the EU. Brexit could spark
Basic Income Revisited
Britain isn’t the only country holding a referendum this month. On June 5, Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected, by 77% to 23%, the proposition that every
What Previous Political Divorces Tell Us About The Emotional Impact Of Brexit
Devastation, sadness, jubilation, joy, regret, fear, anxiety, denial, disappointment, betrayal… All are emotions that the Brexit vote propelled into the public sphere. Following the result,
Why Are Voters Ignoring Experts?
By the time British citizens went to the polls on June 23 to decide on their country’s continued membership in the European Union, there had
The EU Should Take The Side Of The Losers Of Globalization
How should the European Union react to the decision of the British people to withdraw from the union? This is the question that is at
Brexit And The EU: A New Deal For All The EU Or No Deal At All?
Now that the UK has voted to leave the EU, all the attention has been focused on how it will go about leaving, or even
The Solution To Brexit Lies In Eastern Europe
However many reasons British voters had for voting to leave the European Union, it is generally agreed that resentment about immigration was at the top