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From Kiev to Kosovo: a critical juncture
From Ukraine to the Balkans, the last twenty-four years have witnessed political elites preaching democracy while surreptitously undermining every single democratic institution, atomizing individuals...
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State and revolution
The Arab world, after analyzing the nature of states in the Middle East, needs to find its own indigenous path to democracy, based on its own unique historical, and societal conditions.The title is...
View ArticleTaming Tahrir (Part 2): re-appropriating Al-Midan and co-opting memory
By replacing the cement block with gates, the regime is not only curtailing the infrastructure of protest and dissent, but it is also destroying many of the meanings that Tahrir stood for: freedom,...
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Scotland should relish the chance to run its own currency
The pound is a free floating currency. No one needs Osborne's permission to use it. But it is also a very expensive currency, destroying Scottish exports and so Scottish jobs. Independence will bring...
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The UK isn't investing anything in its future
When all things are taken into account, the UK is in effect investing nothing in its future economy. The coalition may have conjured some temporary growth, but we need serious change if we wish to...
View ArticleSister revolution and its shadow twin, counter-revolution
From the start, the revolution was not supported by a significant part of the Egyptian society, a fact that does not seem to have sunk in with anyone except the old regime.Let us remember some things...
View ArticleTurkey, the EU and Syria: reprioritising refugees’ rights and needs
Turkey, historically a laggard on taking in refugees, is showing the EU in a poor light on accepting Syrian asylum-seekers.Last year was important for asylum in Turkey and the EU. Turkey passed a Law...
View ArticleThe US and Colombia: building an exportable model of security
Through the laboratory of Plan Colombia, the US has developed its 'stabalization' model for counter insurgency operations. With a peace agreement with the FARC on the horizon, what is the future for...
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This week's window on the Middle East - February 18, 2014
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, Photojournalism in the Palestinian Territories.Photojournalism in the...
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Territorial stigma and regeneration in Tottenham
The stigmatising narratives which dominate popular discourse on the 2011 riots have imbued the punitive regeneration of Tottenham with a political and moral urgency.Soaring house prices, a lack of...
View ArticleStuart Hall: endearing theoretician of note
The towering intellect and powerful political imagination of this generous teacher, cultural theorist and campaigner produced some of the most incisive analysis of the workings of post-imperial Britain...
View ArticleThe perils of procedural democracy: a lesson from Bosnia
The lack of substantive democracy has been bringing citizens onto the streets throughout the European Union, the Middle East, and even United States for many years now.Recent unrest in Bosnia has...
View ArticleIn support of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A voice of encouragement to the protesting citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Over the past few weeks the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been rallying against their municipal, cantonal, and...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina: putting social justice on the agenda
This is a revolt, not yet another NGO or academic report assessing BiH’s progress on its ‘Road to Europe’ or to NATO, nor a bland press statement from the Office of the High Representative, the supreme...
View ArticleFrance and Islamic feminism: intersectionality in the Republic
The fact is that Islamic feminists in western countries, and especially in France, struggle with identity affiliations and fight against multiple forms of oppression that bind them to post-colonial and...
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Life is bleak for the 'lost generation'
A new generation of British graduates are now living back at home, unemployed, and losing any hope of having a 'proper job'. It's not easy.Flickr/lydia_shiningbrightlyUnemployment might be on the...
View ArticleNHS England delays share of personal data
Mounting criticism and legal challenges force 6 month pause in system that would allow sale of GP medical records.As criticism of the controversial care.data scheme reached a crescendo last night, and...
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Brazil needs new public mechanisms and laws to fund human rights domestically
Human rights groups in the global South are dependent on international funds, but those monies are dwindling for NGOs in emerging economies such as Brazil. To survive, Brazilian public interest groups...
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Can philanthropy support the transformation of society?
Can philanthropy be more than a smile on the face of inequality? Two of America's leading philanthropists say "yes." This is the second article in our series on the role of money in the transformation...
View ArticleBanning nuclear weapons: point of no return
The Nayarit conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons demonstrated beyond doubt that preventing nuclear catastrophe is the responsibility and right of all. As Austria picks up the baton,...
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