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- Not an island
Europe can play a major role in averting conflict in the Middle East, says Joschka Fischer. But does it have the instruments and institutions to do so? Given the urgency of the situation, can Europeans afford the luxury of being against Europe?
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - Financial crisis and European ignorance
The global financial system is in deep crisis as recession dawns upon the US. Heiner Flassbeck, chief economist of UNCTAD, analyzes the dangers for Europe -- and the ignorance of European economists and politicians.
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - Controlling words
Press and publishing concentration in France is exceptionally high yet there is barely any protest from within the sector itself. Media monopolization is by no means only a French issue, however: throughout Europe and the US, profit has become publishing's bottom line. [German and Lithuanian versions added]
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - The populist moment
Unlike the extremist parties of the 1930s, the new populist movements do not aim to abolish democracy: quite the opposite, writes Ivan Krastev. What we are witnessing is a conflict between elites suspicious of democracy and increasingly illiberal publics. [French, Bulgarian, and Lithuanian versions added]
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - Hannah Arendt on '68
"Mittelweg 36" brings to light correspondence between Hannah Arendt and a young '68er; "Arena" looks behind the scenes of the US elections; "Osteuropa", "Index on Censorship", "Blätter", "Arche", and "New Humanist" provide different angles on Russia; "Vikerkaar" watches as politics and religion mix in Europe's most secular country; "Kulturos barai" sees desperation turn to exile; "Edinburgh Review" features new Australian writing; and "Mute" shows invisibles.
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - The Putin regime
The managed transition from Putin to Medvedev conceals a necessary insight: that the principles of the Putin regime are fundamentally unsustainable, since they combine a nostalgic view of the past with purely cyclical economic successes.
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - Rush hour of the gods
Today's generation of middle class Indians are discarding the secular-humanist version of Hinduism that appealed to an earlier generation and opting for a more overt religiosity. Meera Nanda asks what lies behind the Hinduization of the Indian public sphere.
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - A submerged population
Ray Lawrence's film "Jindabyne", an adaptation of a short story by Raymond Carver, addresses sexual politics and latent racism embedded in contemporary Australian culture, writes Will Brady.
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - This Bud's for you
Ronald Reagan's ability to get working men to vote for policies clearly not in their interests casts a long shadow over US politics post 9/11. In the US presidential race, winning the masculinity battle will be crucial, writes Katrine Kielos.
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - The incapacitation
The welfare state is considered one of Germany's greatest achievements. But even Bismarck called his own social legislation a kind of "state socialism", promising an authoritarian, guaranteed security rather than freedom.
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - Literary perspectives: Estonia
While the Great Estonian Novel has yet to be written, the range of fiction in Estonia is sufficiently wide to serve as an indicator of the post-communist country's hopes and fears, anxieties and obsessions. [Estonian and Latvian versions added]
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - Legend of legality
After 75 years, the death sentence of the Dutch communist Marinus van der Lubbe has been officially abrogated. Dieter Deiseroth discusses the continuing significance of the theory of a "single perpetrator" with respect to the "legend of legality" it gave to the Nazi takeover of the German state.
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - The reluctant anthropologist
"Anti-anthropologist" Maurice Bloch talks in interview about the abuse of anthropological expertise by developmental ecologists; about the contradictions of "collective memory"; and about whether anthropologists can address "life's big questions".
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - A state without society
Far from having "restored Russia's greatness", the Putin regime has ushered in a new stage of social decay. Indifference towards authoritarianism means that elections in Russia have become an act of mass obedience on the part of a society unable to imagine anything better.
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 - "Canonizing" and "talking" magazines
There are magazines that simply mirror the cultural environment and those that open up new channels of expression -- "canonizing" and "talking" magazines respectively. Publisher Süreyyya Evren outlines how "talking magazines" in Turkey can move beyond their niche audience to reach broad readerships.
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100
