The Environmental Dividend: Greening in Times of Populism
Environmental taxes advocated by Green parties such as road pricing give rise to social resistance and populist criticism. There is, however, a response to the mistrust of green taxation. Richard Wout...
4 Mar 201910min
‘Ugly Bruxy' or Bruxelles 'Re-Belle'?
A searing diatribe by a journalist bemoaning the flaws of the ‘Capital of Europe’ sparked much debate on the state of Brussels today, around both its aesthetic attributes as well as the processes goin...
22 Feb 201916min
Guardians of the Property: Pop-Up Housing for Pop-Up People
Across London and other European cities, a new way of living is taking root: property guardianship. Whilst ostensibly a win-win situation for everyone, this industry is a symptom of the desperate stat...
14 Feb 201920min
Media Capture Central European Style
With foreign owners leaving the media market, Central and Eastern European oligarchs are buying whatever they can get their hands on. The region is a prime example of how vested interests can create a...
6 Feb 201921min
The 'Guggenheim Effect': Pride and Prejudices
In 1997, a declining industrial city in northern Spain, submerged in a deep economic, environmental, and social crisis, opened an innovative branch of the Guggenheim museum. Today, Bilbao boasts an ur...
29 Jan 201919min
Dirty Rare Metals: Digging Deeper into the Energy Transition
Guillaume Pitron reveals the dark side of the energy transition and digitisation. Rare metals are the next 'black gold': their central role in green and digital technology has important consequences n...
17 Jan 201920min
The Road to Repeal: How Ireland Said 'Yes'
On May 25th 2018, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution – the article that had hitherto made it effectively impossible to legisl...
19 Des 201817min
After Europe – Thinking About Europe with the Help of Ivan Krastev
Edouard Gaudot explores political scientist Ivan Krastev's book "After Europe" to delve into how the refugee crisis and the rise in populism is fast becoming a crisis in democracy for the European Uni...
5 Des 201821min
