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Published in: openDemocracyUKAusterity nostalgia, racism and xenophobiaWhy anti-racism and migrants rights activism need to be central to anti-austerity campaigning.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPublic service austerity broadcastsPublic service broadcasters are implicated in legitimising neoliberal policies in response to political and economic...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTransforming the mortgage system and challenging the Zombie EconomyBy developing stable mortgage finance institutions that do not require government bailouts we can break the “doom...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKChallenges and opportunities of the unbanked and under-bankedTalking about access to appropriate and affordable finance is one thing but what happens when people reject those...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEmbracing Complexity: towards fairness, sustainability and happinessComplexity suggests a different approach to engaging with the world – a middle ground between control and laissez-faire.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEconomic change will not happen until the left understands moneyDeveloping a sound analysis of the causes of the financial crisis, and of solutions to the crisis is essential to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKInequality: the nexus of wealth and debtIf we are to create a more equal world, and reduce the risk of financial meltdown, we need to cure ourselves not...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFrom austerity to indebtedness and backAusterity can only be a temporary fix that does not touch upon the causes of the problem. Whatever the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHard Times today: popular culture and the austerity mythThe myth of ‘austerity’ is our alibi, a myth so persuasive that it has given its name across the western...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPerforming beyond the gendered zombie economy
Contemporary performance can provide a way of understanding as well as re-imagining what inclusive economies look...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAusterity Neoliberalism: a new discursive formationAusterity does not necessarily have to be neoliberal and neoliberalism does not have any necessary connection to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBringing up neoliberal baby: post-austerity anxieties about (social) reproductionNeoliberalism eats its young, requiring higher and higher ‘attainment’ for diminishing reward. The relentless...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBeyond the Zombie EconomyThe present day metaphor is the ‘Zombie’ economy depicting the economic system as an unthinking monster in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAusterity and the mediated networks of solidarity in GreeceAn aura of political creativity and a sense of ‘media justice’ have emerged in Greece; evolving communication...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPress freedom in 'post-democracy': GreeceNo one would disagree on the importance of press freedom and freedom of expression. But it is utterly naïve to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKStolen debates: the financial crisis and Spanish mediaInstead of acting as an open space for discussion and debate, Spanish media have been megaphones for the established...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAusterity and 'Benefits Street' in Stockton-on-Tees
The myths on which Benefits Street was based – namely the myth of so-called “workless communities” – are...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHousing, immigration and the attack on multiculturalismIf the Immigration Act addresses who can live in the country, the Housing and Planning Act addresses who can live in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBrexit: inequality, the media and the democratic deficitWhen publics are abandoned, when their voices no longer matter and their identities are demolished through economic...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe press didn’t divide us – we were already divided…Britain's divisions weren't invented by the media.
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