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Book Review: Accelerating Academia: The Changing Structure of Academic Time by Filip Vostal

Book Review: Accelerating Academia: The Changing Structure of Academic Time by Filip Vostal
In Accelerating Academia: The Changing Structure of Academic Time, Filip Vostal examines how speed has become a key pressure within Higher Education through interviews with twenty academics based i…
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The participation gap: Is citizen participation actually good for democracy?

The participation gap: Is citizen participation actually good for democracy?
The more people who participate in a democracy, the more democratic it becomes – or so de Tocqueville believed. But sceptics have challenged that assumption on the basis that not everyone has the s…
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One of the key topics that could be on the table in Germany's coalition negotiations is the issue of relaxing the country’s rules on family reunification for refugees.

Germany’s grand coalition talks give hope to refugees who want to reunite with their families
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If the UK wants to cut immigration, it must change its model of capitalism

If the UK wants to cut immigration, it must change its model of capitalism
The British economy is structurally dependent on migrant workers because it is lightly regulated and depends heavily on domestic demand, write Alexandre Afonso and Camilla Devitt. They explain why …
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“A working class child starts the educational race halfway round the track behind the middle class child.” – Diane Reay

The UK is still educating different classes for different functions in society
The working classes still get less of everything in education, including respect, argues Diane Reay. She suggests that in order to move towards a fairer educational system, the UK needs to implemen…
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Evidence from France and Italy: Do governments use EU funds to help buy votes in elections?

Evidence from France and Italy: Do governments use EU funds to help buy votes in elections?
Since their creation in 1975, European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) have been increasingly invested in local development projects in the EU. Drawing on figures from France and Italy, Lisa…
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Which subjects generate the best career outcomes for university students?

Which subjects generate the best career outcomes for university students?
Next Steps is a longitudinal study capturing information about young people’s educational trajectories, personal and family characteristics, and current occupational outcomes. As Natasha Codiroli M…
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Book Review: Gentrifier by John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch and Marc Lamont Hill

Book Review: Gentrifier by John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch and Marc Lamont Hill
In Gentrifier, John Joe Schlichtman, Jason Patch and Marc Lamont Hill offer a riposte to the widespread use of the term ‘gentrification’ in recent years, drawing on their own personal experiences...
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Four lessons that Italy's experience with populism can provide for the rest of Europe

Four lessons that Italy’s experience with populism can provide for the rest of Europe
While the rise of populism in Europe is often viewed as a recent phenomenon, Italy’s experience with populist parties stretches back several decades. Giuliano Bobba draws on developments in Italy t…
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How structural reforms acan help aid the convergence of Western Balkan states with the EU

How structural reforms and European integration can help aid the convergence of Western Balkan states with the EU
Six states in the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia – have aspirations to join the European Union. These six states have implemented polici…
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Four reasons why welfare reform is a delusion

Four reasons why welfare reform is a delusion
Reforming the welfare system has been a key aim of British government since 2010. Richard Machin writes that the concept makes no economic sense, it does not produce the outcomes the government is …
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Our look back at the major elections that took place in Europe over the last 12 months.

2017: A year in elections
As the year draws to a close, we’re reviewing some of the key political developments across 2017. In this article, EUROPP’s editors Stuart Brown and Tena Prelec take a look at some of the maj…
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Is social democracy facing extinction in Europe?

Is social democracy facing extinction in Europe?
One of the more surprising aspects of Labour’s strong performance in the UK’s general election is that it came at a time when social democratic parties have experienced falling support in other cou…
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Book Review: Migration, Ethics & Power: Spaces of Hospitality in International Politics by Dan Bulley

Book Review: Migration, Ethics & Power: Spaces of Hospitality in International Politics by Dan Bulley
In Migration, Ethics and Power: Spaces of Hospitality in International Politics, Dan Bulley offers a study of the ethics and politics of hospitality, exploring how spaces are produced through vario…
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The European Council is expected to confirm that ‘sufficient progress’ has been made on the opening set of Brexit negotiations when it meets on Friday. But the reaction to comments from David Davis at the weekend has undermined any feelings of optimism.

What to watch for at Friday’s European Council
The European Council is expected to confirm that ‘sufficient progress’ has been made on the opening set of Brexit negotiations when it meets on Friday. Simon Usherwood previews the European Council…
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How party systems in Central and Eastern Europe affect government formation

How party systems in Central and Eastern Europe affect government formation
Coalition governments are the norm in most European countries, but how do the dynamics of coalition negotiations differ between Western European states and those in Central and Eastern Europe? Draw…
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