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Jan Torporowski: Keynes and Kalecki on the Dilemmas of Mr. Corbyn
The Polish economist Michał Kalecki (1899-1970) died some 45 years ago, unfortunately before he could reveal his thoughts on current developments in the Labour Party. He was famous for his refusal to join any political party, More
Joachim Spangenberg: Answers to the Workshop Questions
There have been several distinct phases. (1.1) In the beginning, there was general irritation how something so unpredicted could happen; even hard core economists were full of doubt. More
Etienne Balibar: Borderland Europe and the Challenge of Migration
We tend to think that the external limits of the European Union define the ‘real’ borders of Europe, which is a mistake. Confronted with the violent obscene images that have been reaching us ever since the influx of refugees More
Leonidas Vatikiotis: The Debt Issue and EU Scenarios
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Frieder Otto Wolf: How to Use the Present Crisis for Fighting for a Constitutional Process of the European Union
The European Union is an institutionalized association of member states which is functioning as a central element of the present global political and economical constellation of powers. Like this present constellation of powers on a global scale the EU is a structure of domination in which the capital groups More
A Plan to Tackle Europe’s Debt Mountain, by Wolfgang Schäuble (2010)
The article by Wolfgang Schäuble could be helpful for understanding EU developments since the open outbreak of the Eurocrisis and for understanding the ruling neoliberal “philosophy” behind. More
Bojan Bugaric: Europe Againt the Left? On Legal Limits to Progressive Politics
Reading and debating this paper critically can help to prepare our discussion on December 13th. One remark on the weaknesses: The highly interesting paper equates “left” with “social democratic” and foregoes a politeconomic analysis of capital. More
Judith Dellheim: “Increasing Investment in Germany”
The post presents a report prepared by the Expert Commission on behalf of the federal minister for economic affairs and energy, Sigmar Gabriel. It shows the rising orientation on Germany’s global competetiveness in connection with its EU policy especially in relation to the “Euro-crisis-countries”. More
Mònica Clua-Losada: From the Squares to the Ballot Boxes: Understanding the Unfolding of Spain’s Political Crisis
The significance of the Spanish cycle in 2015 has been accounted for within many journalistic outlets. A thorough consideration of the processes within this cycle has not yet been produced. This brief contribution aims to highlight some of the key aspects of the current political situation in Spain. As an early disclaimer, I would like to bring attention to the fact that the unfolding of events in Spain, particularly since 2011, More Continue reading Mònica Clua-Losada: From the Squares to the Ballot Boxes: Understanding the Unfolding of Spain’s Political Crisis