Referenda are a populist gimmick drafted to unite as many people as possible on a single issue. They work when leaders are popular and voters vote for the messenger.
On Thursday 23 June 2016 the Far Right achieved its most important victory in British electoral history.
The UK has stepped back from Europe, stepped back from the world – and in the process done deep damage to itself, the EU and the wider world.
OUT won because the EU establishment have made it impossible, through their anti-democratic reign (not to mention the asphyxiation of weaker countries like Greece), for the people of Britain to imagine a democratic EU.
The referendum is at the centre of these shifting plates. It is the crack which can become a chasm in the postwar order.
Supply chains without international cooperation will never work, but an international average minimum wage backed up by enforcement mechanisms and the correct incentives could help produce a just global economy.
And while the refugee crisis bleeds on, Europe's truly "rich and strong" make their own rules.
From its inception, the referendum has suffered from a fundamental misalignment: it is not asking the right questions. "Leave" and "Remain" are stark contrasts in a world that never presents binary choices.
In an example of the best acid British humor, and in a parody of the Brexit campaign that has revolted many in Britain, the #VoteMove campaign puts a smile upon a dramatic decision today. Español
To encourage citizen participation in the peace process, demographic and socioeconomic factors of territory, capital, institutional capacities, and the nature of the power groups are key. Português Español
The situation in central and eastern Europe should serve as a warning against Brexit.
While the mainstream Brexit debates have centred around the buzzwords of immigration and business, the 'Building a Good Europe' report explores visions for improving the EU, through radical yet feasible policies.
