The End Of German Hegemony
Without anyone quite noticing, Europe’s internal balance of power has been shifting. Germany’s dominant position, which has seemed absolute since the 2008 financial crisis, is
Politics
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Reviving The EU Social Dimension: A Political Choice
The social dimension of the EU is on the verge of becoming insignificant. At practically all levels there has been a systematic weakening of Social
The Crisis Europe Needs
It’s hard to be optimistic about Europe. Last summer, a political cage match between Germany and Greece threatened to tear the European Union apart. In
Lies, Damned Lies And Statistics On The UK’s EU Membership
How would leaving the European Union affect the UK’s economy? Iain Begg writes that with pro-EU and anti-EU campaigning groups now officially up and running ahead of
Why Turkey’s Repeat Elections Are Unlikely To Ease The Country’s Political Tensions
Turkey will hold elections on 1 November, with the campaign being marred by a bomb attack during a political rally in Ankara on 10 October
Nietzsche, Europe And The German Question
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is best known for his critical texts on religion and morality, but how did he view Europe? Simon Glendinning notes that Nietzsche’s
Has Angela Merkel’s Power Peaked?
Angela Merkel is under pressure. For many years she has been a rock at Brussels’ conference tables dominated by sobering discussions on the economic and
TTIP: The Need For A New Trade Model Dedicated To Shared Prosperity
The AFL-CIO believes, like our German DGB counterpart, that increased trade between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) has the potential to
How To Make EU Social Policy Live Up To Its Name
The economic crisis battering the EU and the EU’s response to it have posed a major challenge to the European social model. Not only have
Corbyn’s New Model Labour Party: A More Social Europe
The British Labour Party is now the EU’s biggest, unequivocally anti-austerity movement, with a combined membership and supporter base of more than 600,000 people, and
After New Labour: The Corbyn Surge And The Future Of Social Democracy In Britain
All wings of the Labour party after Corbyn are forced to imagine themselves anew. Any viable social democratic politics for the future will have find
Hard Evidence: Do We Become More Conservative With Age?
Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a
The Limits Of The Digital Revolution: Why Our Washing Machines Won’t Go To The Moon
David Autor, Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), joins Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer to discuss the impact of technological changes
Europe’s Reality Check
Until a few weeks ago, Europeans believed they lived in a kind of sanctuary, insulated from the world’s current conflicts. Certainly, the news and images
Leaving Our Children Nothing
Our generation has a unique opportunity. If we set our minds to it, we could be the first in human history to leave our children
Rebuilding The Asylum System
The European Union needs to accept responsibility for the lack of a common asylum policy, which has transformed this year’s growing influx of refugees from
The Five Grave Errors Of The Slovak Government In The Refugee Crisis
In Central Europe, and Slovakia in particular, the current refugee crisis reveals an awful lot about the prevailing public mind-set and the nature of our