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
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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
How Germany Gains From The Euro While Others Pay
The ‘non-paper’ which Wolfgang Schäuble presented to his fellow finance ministers at a recent ECOFIN council in Luxemburg (leaked by the Handelsblatt newspaper) represents something
Can The West Deal With The Refugee Crisis?
The tragic exodus of people from war-torn Syria and surrounding countries challenges the world’s reason and sympathy. Since 2011, some four million people have fled
Europe’s Bad Example In The Refugee Crisis
The death toll resulting from Europe’s paralysis in responding to the influx of refugees from the Middle East and Africa continues to rise. Hundreds of
Can We Stop The Fragmentation Of Europe?
The European Union’s economic crises of the last half-decade have fueled the emergence of a deep divide between the northern creditor countries and the southern
A Nail-biting Exercise For Alexis Tsipras
We’re sitting on the roof terrace of a restaurant at the foot of the Acropolis, with the brightly lit temple above us. But the mood
Why The EU Should Consider Decriminalising People Smuggling
EU member states agreed on 14 September to strengthen actions against people smugglers in the Mediterranean as part of their response to the ongoing migration
The Changing Climate On Climate Change
In the early 1990s, when I was Prime Minister of Norway, I once found myself debating sustainable development with an opposition leader who insisted that
Why In The Digital Economy Workers Should Own More Company Shares
Richard B. Freeman, Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Co-Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, joins Social
Why Germany Needs A Discussion About Islamophobia
While Germany has witnessed public displays of support for refugees during the refugee crisis, this year has also seen the rise of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim
The Refugee Crisis, Immanuel Kant And Germany’s Moral Leadership
Economists err when they think that human rationality is all about applying one’s means efficiently in order to achieve one’s ends. That the efficient application