What happens when a nation’s leader is a doctor?
By Malcolm Campbell When Ireland’s Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, offered his resignation to President Michael D. Higgins on 20 February, little did he realise the responsibility that lay ahead. When Ireland’s Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, offered his resignation to President...
How did Czechs wear face masks when there weren’t any available?
By Susanna Trnka On March 18, 2020, the Czech Republic became the first country in Europe to legislate mandatory coverage of the mouth and nose in all public areas in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. On March 18, 2020, the Czech Republic became the first...
« Le Parti de Le Pen » : What does the rise of the French Far-Right mean for France’s 2022 election?
By Justin Wong Marine Le Pen has already announced her bid for the presidency in 2022. Before the National Front’s (FN) Marine Le Pen advanced to the second round of the 2017 presidential election, philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy wrote in 2010 that she was “far-right...
A death in the family
By Geoff Kemp “I saw my father alive, dead, and buried, the threefold process that’s at once so ordinary and so extraordinary, and tragically has become more ordinary in the UK in these extraordinary times.” I made three journeys to Britain and back as...
A crisis no more? Refugee journeys through the Balkans
By Amanda Russell Beattie, Patrycja Rozbicka, Gemma Bird & Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik Is there still a refugee crisis in Europe? The ‘Refugee Crisis’, or more appropriately, the European Humanitarian Crisis, made headlines within and beyond Europe in 2015 when...
What happened in the European Elections? 70 academics share their reflections
By Niklas Bolin, Kajsa Falasca, Marie Grusell, Lars Nord In the wake of the European Elections in May 2019, seventy leading academics from across the European Union contributed their reflections, thoughts, and analysis to Euroflections – a free downloadable report...
How can the education sector respond to Trump, Brexit, and Christchurch? ▶
There is a sense that we are living in extraordinary times, amidst a groundswell of populism. First came Brexit (and the ongoing confusion), followed almost immediately by Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States. In Europe there is little room for...
Gilets jaunes continued – What is next for the ‘Yellow Vests’ in France?
By France Grenaudier-Klijn After over two months of active protest against the French Government, what next for the Yellow Vests? Saturday 19th January 2019 was the tenth act in the ‘Yellow Vests’ drama currently playing out on the French political and social scene....
Who are the Gilets jaunes?
By France Grenaudier-Klijn For the past four weeks, the Gilets jaunes protests have dominated the French socio-political landscape and monopolised the media. But who are they exactly? For the past four weeks, the Gilets jaunes – meaning ‘yellow vests’ – protests...Subscribe by Email
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