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Goodbye Brexit dream, hello lessons learnt0
- EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
- 25/07/2016
On the 23rd of June 2016 the United Kingdom, one of the three pillars of the EU alongside France and Germany, and the biggest champion of its enlargement, votes to leave the Union. Whether this historic date will be remembered as Europe’s doomsday or the beginning of its resurrection now weights entirely on the EU shoulders.
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The ethics of NGOs and what happens when it fails2
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 22/07/2016
Big non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like Greenpeace can have enormous impact on people’s perceptions of environmental issues. Their campaign against genetically modified foods is a good example. However, when they use that influence to further their own agenda, rather than the public good, it can have very serious consequences.
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City-led climate change mitigation: persisting inequalities0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 22/07/2016
The role of cities in efforts for global emission reductions are high on the global agenda. However, the reality of the funding gap between the demand for investment from cities in the developing world, and the capacity to mobilise funds, brings to the fore the stark inequalities that endure between developed and developing states.
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A lesson for policy makers – teachers say ‘no’ to the nationalization of education0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 21/07/2016
The globalized labor market brings a lot of opportunities – but do all of us really have the same chances? What is the defining factor that decides whether or not we will succeed in such a highly competitive environment? To be fair, it can’t be boiled down to one single element, but it all starts with quality education.
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Stagnation – temporary or a new normal?1
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 20/07/2016
The global financial and economic crisis has exposed a chasm between the theory and the practice of policy. Not only did the models underpinning policy choices not help anticipate the crisis, but now arguably they cannot even help fight it. Concerns are rising in the policymaking field that something structural – that models cannot capture – has changed. The stagnation afflicting the global economy could hence be a new normal, from which we can escape only by thinking out of the box of deceptively comfortable models.
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Corruption and corporatism – is TTIP still desirable for the EU?2
- EU Governance and Politics, International Trade, Op-ed
- 19/07/2016
Experiencing a period of economic stagnation, the European Union (EU) has started to look for different ways to enhance its economic growth rates. One solution is represented by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). However, this solution is also one of the most debated issues within the circles of economists due to economic and social costs at stake. Among these costs, the issues of corruption and corporatism should not be neglected. Although they do not make the TTIP-related headlines, these issues are very important because they could minimize and even overcome the positive effects of trade liberalisation.
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