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Marc Saxer

Marc Saxer head of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Office for Regional Co-operation in the Asia Pacific.

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Remaking a rules-based world order

Marc Saxer 5th January 2023

In an increasingly insecure world, Europe should sponsor a renewal of rules-based multilateralism.

The coming world order

Marc Saxer 5th May 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the world order—and with it the energy, production, distribution and finance systems.

It’s the political economy, stupid!

Marc Saxer 21st July 2020

The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to shake up the social formation.

The Liberal Delusion

Marc Saxer 3rd December 2018

There’s this prevalent idea that we have to take a firm stand against right-wing populism. Yet all the anti-populist hashtags, public un-invites, and goodwill gigs of recent years have done nothing to halt its rise. Clearly, we need a more effective strategy, and the path to finding it begins by asking a simple question: whose […]

The Human Economy: Creating Decent Livelihoods In Digital Capitalism

Marc Saxer 9th June 2017

Ever since the Second Industrial Revolution petered out, global capitalism has faced a demand crisis. If you think that all we need now is to stop austerity and spend our way out of the crisis, think again. Over the past few decades, developed economies were kept alive through artificially created demand. The inflation of the […]

Good Society: What Needs To Be Done

Marc Saxer 31st March 2017

Trump, Brexit, Le Pen. Right-wing populist revolts are shaking the liberal order. Progressives, however, lack the strength to rein in global capitalism, break the neoliberal hegemony and fight back that populist challenge. To save democracy, we need to get down to work on three construction sites: a new economic model, an identity narrative and a […]

Ten Theses For The Fight Against Right-Wing Populism

Marc Saxer 17th January 2017

Who is drawn to right-wing populism and why is it so dangerous? The real danger of right-wing populism lies in its ability to forge broad societal alliances In the United Kingdom, United States, Hungary, and Poland, right-wing populist alliances have shown that they can win majorities. This mass appeal is built upon a platform which […]

The Revolt Against Globalism

Marc Saxer 11th November 2016

Donald Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States. Not many saw this coming. Which is odd, given the wave of middle and working class anger raging against ‘globalism’ around the world for a decade. Some thoughts on the post-liberal age. This election has been a rustbelt race. Trump’s bet on the […]

Transformative Platform Politics For The Digital Society

Marc Saxer 25th May 2016

The more our societies diversify into a loose network of lifeworlds, the more important it becomes to find a platform to hold them together. This common platform cannot be made out of a potpourri of policies, but needs to be built around a credible narrative about a better future for all. Shaping the Society of […]

Shaping The Great Digital Transformation

Marc Saxer 12th May 2015

A deep crisis is paralyzing the societies of the West. The outsourcing of low skilled manufacturing to emerging economies has created a ‘precariat’ excluded from economic, social and political life. The middle classes, already under pressure from stagnating real wages, are afraid of suffering the same fate in the digital economy. More and more people […]

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Eurofound Talks: does Europe have the skills it needs for a changing economy?

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With real wages falling by 4 per cent in 2022, workers in the European Union suffered an unprecedented loss in purchasing power. The reason for this was the rapid increase in consumer prices, behind which nominal wage growth fell significantly. Meanwhile, inflation is no longer driven by energy import prices, but by domestic factors. The increased profit margins of companies are a major reason for persistent inflation. In this difficult environment, trade unions are faced with the challenge of securing real wages—and companies have the responsibility of making their contribution to returning to the path of political stability by reducing excess profits.


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