Tag archive for ‘Globalisation’
Discussion on “Bankers: The real Terrorists?”
Social Europe Chief Editor Stephen Haseler took part in a discussion with Jagdish Bhagwati (Columbia University) and Peter Ghavami (Troika Dialogue Investment Bank) on Russia Today’s Crosstalk programme discussing the subject: “Bankers: The real Terrorists?”
Apart from the rather strange title it was a lively discussion.
After the European Elections: Why we need a more European Social Democracy
Measured against the hopes of a positive shift in power in favour of social democracy in the wake of the financial and economic crisis, European social democracy, even if the real balance of power has barely changed, is the loser in the European elections in 2009. Leaving aside the general tendency at European elections for [...]
The Copenhagen Failure shows: There is no effective Global Politics!
In the early hours of this morning the news of the failure of the Copenhagen summit on climate change hit the news wires. I won’t repeat the individual disappointments as the papers will be full of it today. But I would like to comment on the political implications of this disaster. It shows that there [...]
Lisbon: A Chance for Social Democracy
The Lisbon treaty opens up a new era for the EU, with new opportunities for social democrats.
November 2009 was the twentieth anniversary of an event that has exerted an historic influence over the image and integration of the ‘old continent’ – an event which was itself a product of major European and world political trends. [...]
Desperately seeking Social Democracy
Social democracy needs to redefine itself, and in particular it needs to separate itself from right-wing ideas.
What is left of social democracy?
Regrets, and a feeling of revolt. Regrets because we have failed to reconcile values, a political vision and effective practices of power. Doubts appeared a decade ago, but today it is no longer a [...]
The Good Society Needs Good Social Democrats
Many expected that, as a result of the failure of finance capitalism and the consequent crisis of confidence, Europe’s political coordinates would shift to the left. The European elections – the first substantial political test since the outbreak of the crisis – have shown, however, that these coordinates have, if anything, shifted to the right. [...]
Reconnecting Power and Politics
Social democrats need to reassert the protective power of the state – this time through global institutions.
Ten years ago Gerhard Schröder declared that: ‘economic policy is neither left not right. It is either good or bad’. Today we can conclude that this was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Then, eleven out of fifteen governments of the European [...]
Who will run the World?
The tectonic plates of the global economy are beginning to settle into a new alignment. At Pittsburgh it was announced that henceforth the G20 would replace the G8. At Istanbul, where I have just been, Stanley Fischer, currently Governor of the Central Bank of Israel and hugely influential, used the Annual Meetings of the IMF [...]
Where’s the plan for climate change’s implications?
December 7-18, 2009 will be a historic moment for humankind with a make or break deal on climate change up for discussion at the UN Conference in Copenhagen. But, when future generations look back, the real missed opportunity of this period may be the failure to discuss a globally coordinated response to the implications of [...]
After the Crisis – Business as ususal?
More and more indicators seem to suggest that as the economic crisis becomes milder (at least for now), politics and economics are moving back to business as usual.
The banks are back to big profits and the bankers back to big bonuses. No more talk about the near collapse of only a few months ago. No [...]
The New Politics of Globalisation
The world is suffering from the most severe economic breakdown in decades and the international political community, under the umbrella of the G20 and the UN, is working feverishly to mitigate the hardest consequences of the downturn. But the political management of the crisis must not only focus on the tackling of economic issues and [...]