The Populists’ Euro
The majority of Italians want two things: new political leadership and the euro. The question is whether they can have both. The point about new
How Democratic Is The Euro?
When Italy’s president recently vetoed the appointment of the Euroskeptic Paolo Savona as finance minister in the government proposed by the Five Star Movement-League party
ILO As Global Catalyst
Of all the institutions established by the international community in the wake of that cataclysm that was the First World War only one has endured
Why ‘America First’ Means ‘Europe United’
One of the main arguments made in support of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is that the UK will be able to
Marx From Industrial To Present-Day Capitalism
The present debate about Karl Marx oscillates between historicising him as a figure of the distant past and applying his insights for a critical view of
Colliding Worlds: Donald Trump And The European Union
US President Donald Trump is not naturally inclined towards the EU. The EU represents the antithesis of what Trump aspires for in himself, or of
The Production Of Fear. European Democracies In The Age Of Populisms And Technocracies
Populisms and Technocracies: mastering the art of evoking fears In Europe, home to one of the most ambitious political and institutional experiments in recent history,
Turkey’s Presidential Election: Spearhead Of Authoritarianism In The EU’s Face?
When the Justice and Development Party (AKP), under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, won the 2002 election, there was substantial optimism that the EU
Politics Of Fear Versus Politics Of Hope
There are many different ways to understand the dimensions of politics. The classic right-left scale has dominated most European politics for over a hundred years
August 2018: New Challenges For EU, Uncertain Prospects For Greece
Eight years after the eruption of the public debt crisis and having meanwhile implemented three consecutive economic adjustment programs, Greece is at a crossroads. Despite
Reforming Freedom Of Movement To Support Workers And Reduce Immigration
We now have a glimpse into the hard Tory vision of how a fully Brexited Britain will treat Europeans who want to work here. All
Business Takes All – Or Win-Win?
The new European Commission company mobility package is unbalanced. It aims at establishing European rules for business mobility in three areas: company conversions, mergers and divisions
Crisis Of Globalisation: From Its Causes To Emancipation
The dynamics of the capitalist world economy have been mystified as globalisation. In its technical sense, globalisation refers to the possibility that social relations can
Italy’s Crisis: Democracy And The Euro
The critiques Many commentators have argued that President Sergio Mattarella’s decisions of May 28 wounded Italy’s democracy and were damaging or counterproductive (e.g., most interestingly
Europe’s Curse Of Wealth
I have already written before (in a tweet) that no one who travels through Western Europe, especially in Summer, can fail to be impressed by
The Road To Repeal: How Ireland Said ‘Yes’
On May 25th, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution – the article that had
A Globalisation For People, Not Business
Economists were certain that free trade would be a major source of general welfare enhancement. Resistance against it has been widely seen as irrationality driven