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Published in: HomeDemocracy in a state of emergency: Greece, the EU and the eurozone debt crisisDay after day, it is becoming clearer that the European Union has no intention of tackling its democratic deficit....
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Published in: HomeCharter 12: Estonia's stab at direct democracyAfter Iceland, Estonia is the second European country to engage in a radically novel democratic experiment. Against...
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Published in: HomeLobbyists and the Day of RageOn the day that millions of anti-austerity demonstrators took to the streets across Europe, an official EU event...
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Published in: HomeFrom the people to the people, a new constitution
What the future holds in store and what will be the fate of the bill for a new constitution is hard to say at this...
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Published in: HomeReal democracy in Iceland?After the crash that destroyed Iceland's economy, Icelanders started to take an interest in new forms of political...
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Published in: HomeIceland: direct democracy in actionARCHIVE: The Icelandic experiment raises many intriguing questions: how do citizens of a country get called to this...
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Published in: HomeHow small countries can save the European project: the rise of the habitat-nationThe European project is failing. It is time to consider a new theoretical model beyond the nation-state: smaller,...
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Published in: HomeThe fight for a genuinely democratic EuropeIn France, the Manifesto of Appalled Economists underlined some of the country’s most prominent economic concerns...
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Published in: HomeThe Icelandic constitutional experimentThis Saturday, a year after a Constitutional Council has written a draft constitution with the help of citizens,...
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Published in: HomeOrchestrating democracyIf a lesson may be learned from the big live laboratory of democracy that is Italy, it might be the awareness that...
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Published in: HomeCalling for democracy from behind closed doors
Of course, bringing all of the passengers onto the Captain's bridge wouldn't have saved the Titanic. But the current...
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Published in: HomeIcelandic constitution on the wayAfter Iceland’s financial collapse in 2008, Icelandic citizens wanted a plan to clean up the island’s political...
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Published in: HomeRe-imagining Europe: re-imagining democracy
People across Europe are critiquing the morality of the political and economic system. Globalisation has helped to...
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Published in: HomeBeyond Occupy: progressive activists in Europe
Occupy is part of a wide range of subterranean movements that explore ways to complement representative democracy...
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Published in: HomeDoes the Eurozone need its own parliament?
Since the sovereignty debt crisis ‘Europe’ more often means the Eurozone of 17 nations rather than the European...
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Published in: HomeYou want federal Europe? why not start with a European social stability mechanism?European federalism is back, says European Commission president Barroso. His call for a "federation of nation...
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Published in: HomeDutch elections, European consequences
The combination of economic troubles and Eurosceptic pressures will increase the international impact of the...
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Published in: HomeEurope’s one-point plan
The heart of the European crisis is not economics or politics, but trust. A focus on restoring trust and confidence...
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Published in: HomeA complex conflict constellation : distributional conflict in the euro crisisBeyond its political and economical ramifications, the euro crisis has had a profound impact on European society....
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Published in: Home"Italy needs to fail if it wants a better future"While Mario Monti's government is trying to keep Italy in the Eurozone, Italians show a new interest in political...
