How To Make EU Governance More Effective
Recently I was asked to speak somewhere in The Netherlands about Croatia and the European democracy debate. Of course I did not get very far
Politics
Analysis and debate on European and national politics, democracy, the rule of law, parties and elections, and Europe’s place in the world.
Death To Machines?
At the start of the Industrial Revolution, textile workers in the Midlands and the North of England, mainly weavers, staged a spontaneous revolt, smashing machinery
Britain’s, Not France’s, Middle Class Is Being ‘Run Into The Dust’
While France and Britain cooperate on multiple fronts, the Cameron government is not above using its neighbor as a political foil. Grant Shapps, conservative party
It’s Time For Social-Democracy To Exit The Twentieth Century
There are a lot of good ideas being generated among social-democratic thinkers these days and, although this article is going to be critical in many
Europe, The European Union And European Identity
The European Union can only be understood against the backdrop of the catastrophic history of Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. The
The Great War’s Long Shadow
This year marks the centennial of the outbreak of World War I, which is reason enough to reflect on what this seminal European catastrophe teaches
Democratic Global Keynesianism: A Long-overdue Vision Of Progressive Politics
In a global world, the question of solidarity is acquiring new dimensions. Transnational solidarity seems an adequate response to the power of multinational corporations and
What Free Movement Means In Terms Of European Social Citizenship
Once upon a time it was the spectre of the “Polish plumber” that was haunting (Western) Europe. It was dreaded by the populace, whereas, in
Migration, EU Citizenship, and Social Europe
Martin Seeleib-Kaiser and Elaine Chase
The end of the transitional arrangements restricting free movement of European citizens from Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2014 has triggered a fierce debate
America’s War On Poverty, America’s War On The Poor
January 2014 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the State of the Union Address in which Lyndon Johnson launched the War on Poverty. This anniversary is
The Changing Nature Of Work And Agency In Times Of Interregnum
Henning Meyer has asked my opinion on the big societal challenges likely to characterize the year we’ve just entered. There are, no doubt, many –
Why The Concept Of Class Is An Invention Of The Modern Spirit
The representation of modernity would not be complete unless we go back to the theory of the social classes and to Marx’s interpretation of history
Nothing Left? In Search Of (a new) Social Democracy
The ongoing economic crisis has had many political losers, and some (mostly short-lived) political winners, but among all the change, one thing stays the same:
Willy Brandt’s Forgotten Ostpolitik
Recently I have had the great pleasure of participating in an event commemorating what would have been Willy Brandt’s 100th birthday in Berlin. During the
Why The ‘Genuine EMU’ Will Not Be a Fiscal Union
Although the critics of the Maastricht Treaty, who called attention to the risks of monetary integration without fiscal and political integration, long went unheeded, the