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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: InterviewInformed opinion carves a new democratic path for BristolCouncillor Paula O’Rourke explains how Bristol’s citizens’ assembly is helping them to build back better
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Published in: HomeSplinters: July 2021 – sallies into the here & nowThis month: FEELING GOOD! RISING TO THE OCCASION!...Who am I? ...Put him to bed: social fabric and the spirit of...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionAt 30, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development must do better on human rightsThe bank has a mandate to promote democracy – so why is it investing in autocratic regimes?
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Published in: Home: OpinionLet’s talk less about UEFA – and more about Hungary’s new anti-LGBT lawWhere discrimination leads, corruption often follows. We need a combined strategy to tackle both
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionHow do we fix Europe’s presidency dilemma?A single president, elected by almost 500 million, would not be an appropriate solution for the EU
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Published in: 50.50: NewsEuropean Parliament adopts ‘historic’ report on abortion and women’s rights'I am proud that in the 21st century we must no longer treat women as second-class citizens,' says Croatian MEP who...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisAmbitious contenders from Croatia’s Left: Možemo wins ZagrebIt seems the long-term impact of economic malfunction can efface the centrality of ethno-cultural cleavages in...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe Council of Europe must react to violations by members – starting with RussiaThe organisation’s ability to uphold its values and effectively react to major violations has been brought into question
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Published in: Parallel Journeys: InterviewNassim Majidi on telling the stories of Afghans on the migration trail to EuropeMajidi’s think tank has spoken to Afghan migrants and their families back home about their experiences, fears and...
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Published in: Home: OpinionCOVID-19 is a bigger threat than war. So why isn’t it funded the same?With rising mutations, catastrophe looms unless powerful states stop being so inward-looking and cooperate to...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: OpinionNorway, we need to talk about racismAttacks on a politician and a new book marking the tenth anniversary of the Utøya massacre have finally led to a...
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Published in: 50.50: News‘Home-grown’ European funding for religious extremism overshadows foreign cashNew research from the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights reveals $700m spent on...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionOpen letter: we need a new university for eastern EuropeWith the climate of repression reaching fever pitch in Belarus and Russia, European institutions need to support new...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Media spectacleWas 9/11 the first time you became aware of the impact of media spectacle on our lives?
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Published in: Rethinking Populism: OpinionThe systemic metamorphosis of Greece’s once radical left-wing SYRIZA partySYRIZA is not the same party that rose to power in 2015 – is this the end of its populist adventure?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Street Opera III: Interiors, sponges on the slopePart three in a phantasmagoric journey for regular readers of Splinters.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Modern Times‘ "What you aspire to as revolutionaries”, continues Lacan barely audible now, “is a master. You will get one.” '
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionEU stands firm with Big Pharma against COVID vaccine patent waiversNew research reveals how Brussels puts companies’ profits ahead of millions of people’s lives worldwide
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Covid-19 and the question of freedomMargaret Thatcher’s point was that we could disregard forms of mutual obligation over and beyond market relations –...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionA double standard lies behind German criticism of pro-Palestinian demonstratorsIncidents of antisemitism, wherever they occur, are shocking and wrong. But anti-Jewish hatred was not imported to...