Restating Scotland: beyond the containment of austerity
Scotland is resisting the attack on British welfare, but blocking policy can only do so much. Scotland needs an examination and restatement of its distinct civil society and institutions. This is the...
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MP's and lawyers get behind the campaign to repeal anti-squatting law in the UK
The government's ill considered "squatting law" was badly written, inadequately debated and drew opposition from both the Law Society and the Met police, to name but two. It is time to repeal section...
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Goodbye Lenin: Tajikistan's new historical narrative
THE CEELBAS DEBATE // Since the collapse of the USSR the Tajik government has striven to establish a new historical narrative. Statues of Lenin may have disappeared, but for many the difficulties of...
View ArticleThe desert's fertile soil: threats of instability still growing in the north
Claims of a French victory in Mali assume that groups aimed at an Islamic state. But western intervention in another 'front' on the war on terror yet again threatens future conflict, leaving northern...
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Back from the brink
Our openSecurity Editor reflects upon the extraordinary wealth of projects in the different sections of openDemocracy and thanks you for supporting the platform that ensures this growthWorking at...
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Alexis Tsipras - between radicalism and realism
According to Tsipras, one choice is available to Europe today: either persist in the neoliberal impasse, or choose democracy.Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza, visits a self-managed factory in...
View ArticleA dramatic intervention
Of course, American support for costly drama is welcome, and helps keep the UK in the game, but the fact is that US-commissioned drama is simply in a different league.Netflix, the distributor of video...
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No, China is not becoming an almighty superpower
The fear of China becoming a global hegemon has permeated public discourse in the west. Journalists have been guilty of small self-indulgences with the truth to fit the narrative. The result is a...
View ArticleA decade's war: legacy and lesson
The United States-led "war on terror" has spread not quelled global conflict. The next decade will do the same, unless there is a radical change of direction. The first article in this series was...
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European Right to Freedom Act
We should recognize that the national context and legitimacy is here to stay for some time. We might overcome it one day, but not tomorrow. We therefore need to develop a new approach that allows for...
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Stavropol — frontline between Russia and the North Caucasus
THE CEELBAS DEBATE// Stavropol is the only one of seven North Caucasus territories with a majority Russian population. Andrew Foxall explores the implications of interethnic conflict on this...
View ArticleConsultation for bloggers on the new Crime and Courts Bill
Small publishers could be hit hard by the Crime and Courts Bill, under consideration as part of the new regulations on the British press. Whether you're a publisher, blogger or reader, here's your...
View ArticleFootball, fascism and the British
Sunderland manager Di Canio has apparently finally distanced himself from fascism. What can we learn from the furore, about power and sport, politics and the personal, and the UK's relationship to...
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Justice for Magnitsky, at least on stage?
THE CEELBAS DEBATE// In 2009 Sergei Magnitsky died in police custody, causing a commotion inside Russia and abroad. A year later, theatre company Teatr.doc staged ‘One Hour Eighteen’ (the time it took...
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Anarchists and republicans: bedfellows?
Are republicans simply underdeveloped anarchists? An exploration of the relationship between two political theories and their conceptions of freedom and domination.In 1797 two of the foremost radical...
View ArticleScotland, citizenship and choice: the deep constitution
How would a Yes or No vote in the referendum affect the everyday lives of Scots? The question of the Scottish constitution goes far beyond the domain of institutional relations. Crucial to this is the...
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Italy wants change. But the time hasn't come yet
The last elections have shown that voters demand the beginning of a new political season. Unfortunately, what's happening in the aftermath is the exact opposite.A destroyed campaign poster in Bologna....
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Culture war in Belarus
THE CEELBAS DEBATE // In the post-2010 crackdown, cultural expression has become synonymous with political resistance in Belarus. But is it really possible for a regime to fight against its own...
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Bottom up… to Europe
A currency devoid of matching political institutions becomes a promising prey of the markets, led by financial interests, including many traditionally hostile to the euro and to the prospect of any...
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Russia for the Russians – a putative policy
THE CEELBAS DEBATE // There have been tensions between native Russians and ethnic minorities since the Tartar Yoke of the 13th century. Successive rulers either tried to keep an uneasy peace or fanned...
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