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10.06.2026
The Childist Case for Ageless Suffrage Welfare and Social Issues

For John Wall, the ballot box is for anyone who wishes to have a say – children included.

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10.06.2026
Women, Scapegoats of Poland’s Demographic CrisisJustice

Amid stubbornly low birth rates, Polish women are bearing the brunt of public pressure for the country's population panic.

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10.06.2026
Pronatalism in Hungary: Lessons and ImaginariesWelfare and Social Issues

Fanni Svégel on attempts to engineer a baby boom that never came – and their harmful effects on women.

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10.06.2026
Overcoming Presentism: Intergenerational Fairness in EuropeFuture of EU

For Jörg Tremmel and Lena Winzer, committing to the future can expand democratic possibilities.

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10.06.2026
Social Media Bans for Minors: Cure or Stopgap?Society, Media and Culture

A growing number of countries are pushing to ban children from social media as the harmful effects of these platforms become undeniable.

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10.06.2026
The Value of a Mother Welfare and Social Issues

Demographic decline is exposing a fundamental blind spot in modern economics: its inability to recognise the value of care.

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10.06.2026
“Grey Power”: Does the Future Belong to the Old?Welfare and Social Issues

As Europe’s electorates age, Ben Wray asks whether intergenerational conflict is inevitable.

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10.06.2026
Destiny and ChoiceWelfare and Social Issues

Demographic trends cannot be reversed – only navigated. Can societies guarantee wellbeing as the labour force shrinks and fiscal pressures mount? And as older cohorts outnumber the young, is intergenerational conflict inevitable?

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19.05.2026
Holding the Line: Civil Society and Democratic Decline in Greece Democracy

Since 2019, CSOs have served as a democratic opposition to Greece’s illiberal turn. But how long can they withstand systemic repression?

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13.05.2026
Scotland and Wales: Momentum for Independence?Politics

The 7 May elections reveal growing support for independence in the UK’s smaller members.

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