Democratic Politics beyond the Third Way

Dimitris Tsarouhas on 05.03.2010 • 1 comment

Social democrats have a strong claim on democracy, and for good reason. First, their opposition to Soviet-style communism and their commitment to parliamentary democracy marked the beginning of their journey towards power.
Second, as soon as the alliance with the liberals fulfilled the goal of equality in political representation for the working class, they set their [...]

Rebuilding Democracy

Gabriele Michalitsch on 04.03.2010 • 1 comment

Increasing social disintegration, the domination of private economic interests and the erosion of democratic politics show the necessity for a profound democratic renewal of European societies. Democratisation refers not only to the political sphere, but involves all sectors of society, the economy as well as the production of knowledge. In the following I will focus [...]

Europe at the Crossroads: It’s Now or Never!

Neal Lawson on 02.03.2010 • 2 comments

The European Union is one of the grandest projects in human history – the creation of a new economic, and eventually social, super-state out of the ashes of post-war despair. The founders had a cunning plan: They would create an economic imperative around the production of essentials such as coal and steel, convinced that a [...]