October 22, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Good work, Polish types! The nutty twins have been separated, and a more pro-EU Prime Minister finally in place. About time – as one of the largest of the new EU member states, getting Poland to fully participate in and … Continue reading
October 20, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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So, the deal’s been done – and it would be rather amiss of a blog focussing on European politics not to have another quick look, even though we’ve all known this was pretty much inevitable for months now. The only … Continue reading
October 15, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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OK, people, I’m trying to number-crunch the demographics of the participants of this weekend’s Tomorrow’s Europe poll to see whether they really can be seen as “representative” of the EU as a whole. But my statistical knowledge is non-existent – … Continue reading
October 12, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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If I’ve been a bit quiet recently, it’s because I’ve been insanely busy. This is being written from a hotel alongside the European Parliament buildings in Brussels. I’m slightly tipsy on free wine, and yet rather wishing I was back … Continue reading
October 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Lots of goodness over at dLiberation since my last roundup: The problem of public ignorance, continued – more from me on the difficulty of asking the public for its opinion on something as complex as EU reform A real compromise … Continue reading
October 1, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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It’s begun to get all exciting and hectic over at dLiberation, so what have you missed if you’re not popping over there already? First, academics being academics, a bit of a fight’s broken out, with the chaps behind deliberative polling … Continue reading
September 27, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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First up, a lovely interview with me and openDemocracy‘s Editor-in-Chief Tony Curzon Price, explaining what we’re trying to do, is up now at the Tomorrow’s Europe site. And now, a handy round-up of dLiberation posts over the last few days: … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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The graphic above appears on the Sun’s website today as part of their “Oi, Gordon – give us a referendum on the EU reform treaty or else” campaign. That it’s full of distortions is unsurprising, but some of these key … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Three new ones from me over at dLiberation: Labour, Britain and the EU, looking at the role of debates on the EU at annual party conferences Is EU democracy possible?, which sets out the difficulties of creating a pan-EU democracy … Continue reading
September 22, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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More from me at dLiberation – On referendums, looking at the motives and practicalities of a referendum on the reform treaty, and Mill and EU democracy, using a long-dead liberal to explore the problem of rational ignorance in the construction … Continue reading
September 21, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Another from me over at dLiberation, looking at the decidedly unrepresentative position of the mastermind of the constitution, and discovering that his attitude seems to have shifted in the last year or so
September 20, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A couple of new posts from me over at dLiberation: Jens-Peter Bonde and EU referenda, looking at the reformist take of the leading EU-sceptic Member of the European Parliament and Giuliano Amato and democratic EU reform, giving a handy overview … Continue reading
September 19, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A new post from me at dLiberation, reporting on Monday’s launch of the Tomorrow’s Europe deliberative poll. You may also want to check out the introductory post by Professor James Fishkin, Director of the Deliberative Democracy Center at Stanford University, … Continue reading
September 18, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A delightful time was had by all at last night’s launch debate/party for Tomorrow’s Europe in Brussels – except my feet, which got pounded by the picturesque Brussels cobbles (thanks to be being too cheap to get a taxi) and … Continue reading