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21.11.2017
The Battle For BelgradeDemocracy

Belgrade's waterfront is threatened with a megaproject imposed by the government. Citizens have taken to the streets and mobilised against it, and shown an alternative to this kind of urban development.

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14.11.2017
Don’t Panic About Populism: Greater Threats AboundDemocracy

Populism is malleable and isn't the problem. The xenophobic nationalism that underpins certain populist movements is what threatens democracy.

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10.11.2017
Fighting for Survival: The Cities Campaigning for SustainabilityGreen Transition

We spoke to the Secretary-General of ICLEI, a global network of cities and local actors working together against threats such as climate change.

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09.11.2017
Small City, Big Picture: A Green Mayor in GreecePolitics

How much difference can a Green mayor make? An interview with Lefteris Ioannidis, mayor of Kozani, Greece.

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06.11.2017
Urban Hopes: Will Cities Save the World?Green Transition

Cities contain most of the world's population and innovation. But are we in danger of over-stating the power of cities to cure all our contemporary ills?

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03.11.2017
Biopolitics of Disasters: Hurricane Irma and Climate ChangeClimate and Energy

In the wake of Hurricane Irma and others, this Foucauldian concept opens the door on a new way of seeing climate change and responsibility.

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02.11.2017
The Middle East Upheavals: The Necessities of a New Social CriticismGeopolitics

Understanding power dynamics in the Middle East requires Europe to beware of - and shift - its Eurocentric lens.

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31.10.2017
To Fear or Not to Fear the RobotSociety, Media and Culture

Most politicians turn a blind eye but it has never been more crucial - how can we prepare for artificial intelligence's increasing power and role in our lives?

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30.10.2017
Job-Robbing RobotsWelfare and Social Issues

The impact of robotisation and artificial intelligence on jobs and work will be huge, so why are politicians not talking about it, let alone planning for it? An interview with Tiffany Blandin by Benjamin Joyeux.

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27.10.2017
Forging a Connection Between Local and Global CommonsEnvironment

Who does the ocean or the moon belong to? An interview about the legal power of 'the common heritage of mankind' concept.

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