Overcoming Crisis Of Globalisation: Rebuild Politics, Rethink International Cooperation
Recently there’s been a lot of talk about globalisation being pushed back. How would you characterise the situation? I think there was always a deal
The New EU Budget Under The Constraints Of Brexit And The Debt Brake
The UK’s exit from the EU means a contributions gap of an estimated €10-14 billion per year, around 7 percent of the EU Budget. Thereby,
Are We Still Good Europeans?
When I graduated from high school, my career aspiration was listed on my diploma: Habermas wants to become a journalist, it said. Yet once I
How To Resolve Europe’s Political Crisis Over Migration
Since the European Union’s migration crisis peaked in 2015, the number of illegal migrants arriving in the EU has fallen by 95%. Migration challenges remain, and
The Last Chapter Of The Macedonian Question?
It all felt like the end of a James Bond movie: a flotilla of motorboats sailing across a peaceful lake in a Balkan landscape. On
Are Money Matters Moral Matters? A Plea For ‘Yes’
Money matters. Money in national budget allocations determines who gets health care, who gets educated, who gets unemployment cover, which industries and companies are favored,
Not An Abdication By The Left
James Downes and Edward Chan (Social Europe, 29 June) have written of the debacle of the social democratic Left in Europe and echoed others such
New Deal For Irish Families
With the repeal of the 8th amendment Irish women and their partners will have a choice if and when to have children later this year.
Flexibility And Labour Protection? “Wolf Full And Lamb Alive” Fairy Tale
The declared objectives of the proposed Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions published by the European Commission are praiseworthy but the measures envisaged are
Trade Performance In EU Internal Market In Euro Era
European integration began as a political project to institutionalize peace and cooperation, with the Coal and Steel Community the initial step. In the late 1980s
Trade Unions And A Completely Different World Of Work
Work is not what it used to be. Change is accelerating on all sides. And whether it is robots replacing people; digitalisation; freelance, short-term and
Are Europe’s Populists Calling The Shots?
In 2011, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was forced from office by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and replaced by Mario
Mega-Regional Trade Agreements: What Agenda For Social Democracy?
Social democracy has been – traditionally – in favour of internationalization. In overcoming nationalism, that internationalism symbolized both the openness of social democracy to people
Towards The Disappearance Of Politics?
The crisis of political debate within contemporary democracies Exactly sixty years ago, in 1958, Hannah Arendt published The Human Condition. In her philosophical masterpiece, Arendt
The Globalization Backlash: It’s Both Culture and the Economy, Stupid
Political and economic cooperation across borders is experiencing mounting levels of popular resistance. The outcome of the Brexit vote, the election of Donald Trump, and
Apple, Ireland And The New Green Jersey Tax Avoidance Technique
After the European Commission’s state aid ruling on Ireland, both Apple and the Irish government assured us that Apple has paid tax at Ireland’s statutory
The End Of Global Britain
Nowadays, Britain’s words and actions on the world stage are so at odds with its values that one must wonder what has happened to the