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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What Europe? What bottom up? A reply to Etienne Balibar
For its citizens, Europe has become a cold and alienating power, instead of the welcoming space it was meant to be....
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The easiest way to the Gulag is to joke about the Gulag
It is time that we realised where the real danger in Europe lies, and that there is a candidate to help us fight...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?As Europe is provincialized: a reply to Etienne Balibar
Europe can make sense only insofar as it becomes a space which makes it easier to get rid of the fear that the...
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Published in: HomeThe torture machines: poetic space and the urgency of non-work
In 1977 the autonomist collective A/Traverso were violently arrested by the Italian state. While the majority of...
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Published in: HomeA social Europe must be a political Europe
My dear Etienne Balibar, in a recent article you explain how a new Europe can only come from the bottom up. But how...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe crisis of European centre-left parties: on Novara Radio
The Novara radio show discusses the crisis of nominally left social democratic parties in Europe since 2008. For...
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Published in: HomeThe youngest face of Italy’s old politics: Enrico Letta’s “grand coalition”
Does Enrico Letta's newly formed government have what it takes to get Italy out of its dire situation, or is it...
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Published in: HomeHow the Italian left ceased to exist
The election of the new President of the Republic ended up in a mess for the Democratic Party, devastating both its...
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Published in: HomeBeppe Grillo's Five Star revolution
There is no telling what the outcome of today's remarkably uncertain Italian elections will be. But the real story...
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Published in: HomePostmodern populism: the cultural logic of the MoVimento 5 Stelle
Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement has often been called a shake-up for Italian politics. But what if 'M5S' really...
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Published in: HomeThe European radical left and the international economic crisis: opportunity wasted?
Has the European radical left missed an unique opportunity to advance its ideas and political weight in the wake of...
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Published in: HomeCameron opens Europe’s Pandora’s box
As the dust settles on David Cameron's speech, what real impact has it had? Despite being met with scepticism...
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Published in: HomeWhy the future of Greece lies in the rise of a new civil society and education
One of the biggest challenges for post-austerity Greece will be the rebuilding of a strong civil society. Future...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?France is a universal nation: Mélenchon speaks out
In London last month to speak on a progressive alternative to the austerity policies which are being implemented...
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Published in: HomeA countervailing power: an interview with Jan Pronk
We have to establish a world public power representative of all countries and all people within all countries. One...
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Published in: HomeA credible platform for progressive parties in Europe
European trade unions and many progressive parties simultaneously ask for lower European budgetary constraints to...
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Published in: HomeThe European Union's social failure
During the current economic crisis, the European Union has focused its efforts on building a financial union – while...
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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 action
ARCHIVE: The Icelandic experiment raises many intriguing questions: how do citizens of a country get called to this...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Kanak Attak: discursive acts of citizenship in Germany
Kanak Attak in Germany is an anti-racist collective of people with mixed ethnic backgrounds who aim to turn the...