Austerity

John Fender

Austerity has dominated economic debate since the financial crisis of 2008. Governments have implemented austerity policies by reducing their spending on goods and services, increasing taxation and [...]

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Blockchain and the Digital Economy

Fred Steinmetz, Lennart Ante, Ingo Fiedler

Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt digital interaction across our economy and society. As the internet has changed our lives, the potential for blockchain and distributed ledger technologies [...]

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Finntopia

Danny Dorling, Annika Koljonen

The 2020 World Happiness Report ranked Finland, for the third year running, as the world’s happiest country. The "Nordic Model" has long been touted as the aspiration for social and public policy [...]

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Outside the EU

Martin Westlake

In the debates about the UK’s future relationship with the European Union, all sorts of possible alternatives have been bandied about, from “Singapore on the Thames” to “Canada Plus”, from “Switzerland” [...]

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Social Movements in Latin America

Ronaldo Munck

Social movements play a significant role in the political and social landscape of Latin America. They emanate from different sections of society and are motivated by many different concerns, including [...]

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The Strongmen

Hans Kribbe

Seven decades after the liberation of Europe, the strongmen of global politics are back. With a style and strategy of leadership that is anathema to liberal democratic norms and practices, the strongman [...]

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