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19.12.2017
Bypassing Environmental Guarantees for Good: Constitutional Reform in GreeceJustice

Could reforms on the horizon in Greece mean the end of environmental protection?

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18.12.2017
Beyond Majority Rule: Electoral Systems for Inclusive PoliticsDemocracy

Rethinking how we ask voters what they want could ensure representative government for all and help us create a collaborative political culture.

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14.12.2017
Zagreb is OURS – Green Municipalism in ActionPolitics

A last minute bid by activists in Zagreb to join together and stand in city elections led to a result that could make waves within a political climate of corruption and apathy.

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08.12.2017
“Stuck in ambivalence” – The Segregation of Roma in European CitiesWelfare and Social Issues

Why are Roma overrepresented among marginalised and racially segregated households across Europe? A scholar of cities and segregation gives his answer.

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05.12.2017
Unemployment, Pensions, Loneliness – Poverty Treats Men and Women DifferentlyWelfare and Social Issues

Looking at food banks and poverty in Finland with a gendered lens can yield insights into its causes and solutions.

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30.11.2017
Cities to the RescueMigration

Cities could become a welcoming and protective hub for refugees in Europe - but not without financial support to stimulate their economy and create jobs. An interview with Gesine Schwan.

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30.11.2017
Architectural Exclusion: Race and Class in the CityWelfare and Social Issues

The layout and design of our cities excludes certain people from certain places and opportunities.

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29.11.2017
The Reforms that Europe Doesn’t NeedFinance and Economy

European progressives must prevent Macron and others' efforts to increase the extent of the EU's fiscal union, as these will only make Europe more undemocratic and neoliberal.

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25.11.2017
The City as a BattlegroundSociety, Media and Culture

From centres of economic activity to amusement parks for tourists, what is happening to our cities and what space is left for their citizens?

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25.11.2017
The ‘Guggenheim Effect’: Pride and PrejudicesSociety, Media and Culture

Few cities have succeeded in recreating the success of Bilbao’s Guggenheim museum. What was its secret & what can this tell us about urban dynamics?

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