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Careful what you wish for: thinking through the neoliberal nation
The destructive power of neoliberal globalization has prompted renewed interest in nationalism on the left. But the legacies of empire and the political nature of the neoliberal project itself suggest...
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Failed cities?
Everyday life in some western cities is often more dangerous than living in so-called 'failed states'. Is it thus time to re-scale security analysis?"NOLA against crime". New Orleans protest against...
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A financial transaction tax for Europe
A tax on financial transactions in Europe could reduce harmful speculation and help restore some political control over the markets. So why don't we have one yet?Protesters call for a 'Robin Hood Tax'...
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When cooperation is collaboration
How should liberal Russians interact with an increasingly illiberal regime? Writer and Putin critic Grigory Chkhartishvili (a.k.a Boris Akunin) delivered a simple message at yesterday's opposition...
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Cyprus: Divided by history, united by austerity
A political settlement to the Cyprus dispute is no longer just a romantic fantasy; it may be the only way out of the country's current economic crisis.The economic crisis which has gripped both sides...
View ArticleBritain's housing crisis: on Novara Radio
We need homes, but why growth? The Novara radio show discusses the housing crisis in Britain. For more Novara radio episodes, go to the Novara Media website. Country or region: UK Topics: Democracy...
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The Italian government's doomed quest for stability
When the only thing holding a coalition together is fear of the voters, instability is just around the corner. The Letta government in Palazzo Chigi in Rome. Demtix/Simona Granati. All rights...
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Religious liberty, the minority problem and geopolitics
In a keynote lecture from the Oecumene project's second symposium, Saba Mahmood shows that religious liberty is a mechanism of statecraft and discusses the implications for religious minority...
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The politics of piety and secularism
In this video interview from the Oecumene project's second symposium, Saba Mahmood discusses Malala Yousufzai, women's reform movements in the Middle East and the politics of piety.This video is part...
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A social Europe must be a political Europe
My dear Etienne Balibar, in a recent article you explain how a new Europe can only come from the bottom up. But how would this shift from top-down to bottom-up work, and what does it even mean?Inside...
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From shadows to darkness
After being sidelined since December 2011, the Kremlin's once-mighty propagandist Vladislav Surkov was today ousted from government. Mikhail Loginov looks back at the career of the former 'grey...
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UK Border Agency insists that Sri Lankans pay to get maimed so they can claim...
Burnt with metal rods and cigarette butts? Maybe so, says the Border Agency, but you paid someone to do this to you. A surgeon with expertise in torture scars argues that 'self-torture by proxy' is a...
View ArticleNigeria, the Boko Haram risk
Abuja's response to Boko Haram's insurgency is flawed and self-defeating. Without a change of policy, Nigeria will move ever closer to becoming a centre of transational jihadist struggle. A recent...
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The naked ideology of re-privatising the East Coast rail line in the UK
A new report suggests the nationalised East Coast line is providing far better value for money than Britain's disastrous private network and its eye watering prices. Is this why the Coalition is...
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Corruption and change in India
In this interview Bela Bhatia discusses the anti-corruption movement in India, the endemic failures of the Indian system and the challenge of producing a people's knowledge for change. (Video, 7...
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Footnotes on citizenship from rural India
Contrary to the dominant narrative of a vibrant democracy with a strong record of integration, many in India are in effect non-citizens. Citizenship cannot reach its potential unless there is a...
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Land, apples, and political engagement in Scotland
The community growing movement in Scotland reveals a desire, and an opportunity, for a more profoundly democratic politics.Scottish politics is presently dominated by the question of the country’s...
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Malaysia after the Election: a paradigm shift?
With a victory of the ruling Barisan Nasional, it was tempting to write off the results of this Sunday's election as another missed opportunity to reform Malaysia's chronic status quo. Yet, the...
View ArticleReason and responsibility: the Rana Plaza collapse
The Rana Plaza tragedy was an outcome of a corrupt system that is rotten to the core. Who should - and can - be held accountable?The deadly collapse of a building in Bangladesh late last month made...
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UKIP on the march: what role for the pro-migration lobby in Britain?
The success of the UK Independence Party in local elections indicates a lack of trust in mainstream politicians on migration. This leaves the pro-migration lobby with a bigger role than ever, and some...
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