The New Xenophobia
Democratic governments in the West are increasingly losing their bearings. From the shift toward illiberalism in Poland and Hungary to the Brexit vote in the
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Europe Needs Franco-German Action To Project Power
After the shock of the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum and Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States in 2016, this will be a
Zygmunt Bauman: A Beacon Of Hope In The Darkness
I don’t know what to do. A world that was getting darker suddenly turned pitch black. Zygmunt Bauman is dead. The towering intellectual colossus of
Has Income Inequality Finally Got To Top Of The IMF Agenda?
Outgoing US President Barack Obama has named the reduction of economic inequality as the “defining challenge of our time”. This is true not only for
The Age Of Hyper-Uncertainty
The year 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of John Kenneth Galbraith’s The Age of Uncertainty. Forty years is a long time, but
European Works Councils – Another Brexit Victim
European Works Councils (EWCs) are a living, functioning embodiment of Social Europe and the core EU concept that workers should have rights and, in exchange
Labour And Its Brexit Dilemma
The British Labour Party currently teeters on the brink, trapped between following many of its northern supporters in supporting an end to the freedom of
Europe’s Slow-Burning Issue – Making Work Sustainable
Making work sustainable is not simply a challenge for politicians and policymakers in the European Union: it is a fundamental issue that underpins the future
Reborn Social Democracy As ‘Progressive Communitarianism’
The new authoritarianism sweeping through liberal democracies increasingly justifies parallels with the 1930s. Now, like then, electorates face multiple insecurities: a lack of decent work,
It Can Happen Here! Why Donald Trump Affects Us All
In his 2004 novel The Plot against America, Philip Roth invoked the spectre of a fascist regime in the United States of America. Squarely in the
Italy On The Brink
Political instability in Italy is nothing new. But Italian voters’ rejection of constitutional reforms in a referendum has not only led Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
Europe And The Globalization Of Unrest
Donald Trump’s victory has sent the liberal world order into a tailspin. We are not just facing a wake-up call; this wave of authoritarian national
Greater Inequality Not Due To New Technology And Free Trade
A popular narrative today is that low-income groups in the western world have fallen behind owing to jobs lost to new machines and to low-paid
Migration Cannot Be Cast In Terms Of Individual Rights
The Jungle in Calais is closed and the deal with Turkey is in place. Is the refugee crisis over? Not at all. The refugee crisis
Britain And Ireland: Keeping Common Trade And Travel Areas
How does Brexit influence the economic and political development in Ireland, in your opinion?