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Published in: HomeGlobal trade politics and the spectre of the publicThis opening paper of the workshop, Creating publics, Creating democracies (see this week's theme) explores the...
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Published in: HomeOn bullshit and truthiness: Harry Frankfurt, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Ryan's Convention speech
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGoogle and Skyhook: the internet privacy invasion
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Published in: HomeThis week's window on the Middle East - September 24, 2012
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Published in: Home“Idiots trying to trap other idiots”
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Published in: HomeKate, hate, and “brutal display”
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Published in: openEconomyApple vs. Samsung: something doesn’t quite fit!The patent war between Apple and Samsung made a great deal of headlines over the past weeks. This article argues...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘What was the true Legacy of the Olympics?’: join in the debate online
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain is considering mass censorship of the net: all to tackle porn
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Published in: 50.50We Are Fed Up! The power of a new generation of Sudanese youth activists
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Published in: HomeWikiLeaks and network-era news
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Fire and the Games: how London’s Olympic opening confronted corporate valuesLondon 2012's opening ceremony had a lot to say about the British and their homeland. Behind the eccentricity and...
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Published in: HomeOne year after terrorism struck Norway: taking stock
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Published in: HomeNotes from the Editor-in-Chief
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Published in: HomeExploring the commons
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Published in: HomeThe commons: beyond the market vs. state dilemma
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