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Published in: democraciaAbiertaEcuador’s case for Assange’s asylum is stronger than ever
Six years after Assange walked into its embassy, Ecuador’s initial fears of political persecution, far from being...
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Published in: HomeSomali-Swedish diaspora engagement in the Somali region
Many diaspora actors have a desire for stronger inclusion in policy processes that concern the Somali region and...
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Published in: Home“Just be fair”: when does journalism undermine its own reputation?
“I don't think I have ever seen another media organisation targeted by the full force of the State, as WikiLeaks...
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Published in: Home“Motivated by justice”: defending the world’s courageous people
Australian human rights lawyer and member of the legal team defending Wikileaks since 2010, talks about the hacker...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The myth of the Swedish education miracle
The Swedish model is not especially efficient or good, but it is the one that has pushed as far as possible the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A populist myth about immigration courts and public opinion: evidence from the US and Sweden
The concept of mass immigration is politicized. Rather than registering reality objectively, it is used to further...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIs Sweden complicit in war crimes in Yemen?
Despite the documented crimes of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Sweden continues to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Scandinavian Nazis on the march again
The past four years in Norway give the lie to Norwegian political analysts proclaiming that a populist right-wing...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s presidential referendum and the (not so) curious case of the Turkish diaspora in Europe
Maybe it is time Europe looked at itself in the mirror and started discussing why more and more people, including...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?'We don't want a Charlie Hebdo in Sweden'
In small town Sweden, a Syrian immigrant has tried to bridge the gap between "Swedes" and "newcomers" by organising...
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Published in: 50.50Can porn be feminist? A conversation with Erika Lust
Feminist porn is sex on film showing women and men as sexual equals - that sex is something you do together, not...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Sweden's border controls: the domino effect
On 10 January 2016 Sweden put into place ID controls at its border with Denmark. What does this mean for Europe and...
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Published in: HomeHans Blix – a diplomatic life
Hans Blix ponders his long career in international politics and diplomacy, the state of the Middle East, and why he...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Blame games
The perpetrators of the attacks on the London Underground in 2005 were also born and raised in Britain. So much for...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?I know the fear and hope of those seeking refuge in Europe
If I could send a message to European leaders it would be this. Understand why people risk everything to reach...
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Published in: 50.50Believing women's narratives in Sweden and Norway
Too often women's oppression is sidelined as a lesser cause, and women's experiences dismissed, as two cases in...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesDrawing the line between free speech and online radicalisation
Two court rulings in Denmark and Norway reveal the contradictions at the heart of the European debate on free speech...
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Published in: HomeScenes from a bullying
Anna Odell's film The Reunion is an original approach to the well-worn ‘victim takes revenge on bully’ narrative.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Civil disobedience is not the same as violent extremism
Several leading Swedish academics published a protest in a major daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter this March,...
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Published in: HomeLiberty, Equality, Fraternity ... and welfare
How do the political camps map their favourite welfare policies onto political values? A report from the Ax:son...