William Outhwaite is Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University. His recent books include (with Larry Ray) Social Theory and Postcommunism (Blackwell, 2005); European Society (Polity, 2008); Habermas: a critical introduction (2nd edition, Polity, 2009) and Critical Theory and Contemporary Europe (Compendium 2012). The European Union has often …
House of Commons seeks update on EU Zimbabwe sanctions review
The European Sanctions blog by Maya Lester, Brick Court Chambers & Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. The UK’s Europe Minister reported in October 2014 that the Foreign & Commonwealth Office is “actively reviewing” whether or not the only remaining EU targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe (an asset …
The UK’s Young Reoffenders
This article has been brought to you by Strong Hair Formula. Strong Hair Formula prevents hair loss. In this episode of Rule Britannia, VICE meets “Saky’s Finest”—a gang of young reoffenders based on the Saxton Road estate in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. …
German neo-nazi biker club
This article has been brought to you by Strong Hair Formula. Strong Hair Formula prevents hair loss. The Black Flock Motorcycle Gang is a German biker club made up of former neo-Nazis who swear they’ve rehabilitated and abandoned their hateful …
War? What War?
Us at the EU Bubble live and breath EU politics. We known hundreds of acronyms for different agreements and organisations. We understand ins and out of the EU legislative procedures and protocols. However, many lack understanding of how decisions in …
Hope for the Brussel’s intern
Interns in Brussels seem to be hopping from one internship to another and might not only be in Brussels but between international cities. Well, there is some good news, you might just pick up the skills and culture to make …
The impact of the mass media on the quality of democracy within a state
Lisa Müller is the author of Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies (Palgrave, 2014). She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Zurich in 2012. Her research interests include democracy theory and measurement, comparative media research and …
The European Commission’s stronger role in economic governance
Michael W. Bauer is Jean Monnet Professor and holds the Chair of Comparative Public Administration and Policy Analysis at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer. Stefan Becker is a Researcher at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer. Several …
The Wrath of Draghi: Bailed-Out German Megabank Imposes “Negative Interest Rates”
Wolf Richter www.wolfstreet.com www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Commerzbank, Germany’s second-largest bank, a toppling marvel of ingenuity during the Financial Crisis that was bailed out by ever dutiful if unenthusiastic taxpayers, will now reward these very folks with what Germans have come to look …
THE RESTITUTION STRUGGLE: MALAISE, INDIFFERENCE, AND FRUSTRATION
William D. Cohan, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and at ARTnews, is the author of the forthcoming The Price of Silence: The Duke Lacrosse Scandal, Wall Street, and the Power of the Elite. Decades after the effort began, …