September 24, 2007
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
September 16, 2007
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It’s been a few years since I’ve trekked out to the Belgian capital, and once again it’s work-related – popping to this impressive building alongside the European Parliament to cover the launch of Tomorrow’s Europe for openDemocracy. More details soon … Continue reading
September 9, 2007
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It was a good day – almost enough to make up for the rest of this summer being so interminably grey and boring. We won the football, we won the rugby and we won the cricket. Then it was all … Continue reading
September 5, 2007
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Having not finished the long-winded, political theory-heavy (and therefore excruciatingly dull) post I started this morning, I thought I’d have a hunt round the BBC News site to find something worthy of a brief musing. But no, it was not … Continue reading
August 28, 2007
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See? Some, y’know, politics and stuff soon. In the meantime, read this and this, then put pen to paper. And if you want more Europe-focussed bits and pieces (what with this being an EU-centred blog and all), try John Worth’s … Continue reading
July 27, 2007
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The odd contradictions of Nicholas Sarkozy A right-winger who likes Gramsci, a liberal and a Bonapartist. Good stuff (in French) (tags: France) For and against the new EU treaty Short, but (mostly) to the point (tags: EU) What are the … Continue reading
July 25, 2007
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Russia, realism and EU unity Time for a shift in the EU’s Russia policy? (tags: EU Russia) The draft EU reform treaty in full But only available in French so far – cue more eurosceptic conspiracy theories… (tags: EU) Portugal … Continue reading
July 24, 2007
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EU talks to thrash out new treaty They’ve agreed the basics – can they agree the details? (tags: EU) EU Treaty IGC roundup EurActiv’s a good place to start to get a better idea (tags: EU) Turkey’s pro-European party wins … Continue reading
July 23, 2007
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Does Britain really want to be Belgium? An interview with controversialist John Bolton provides the eurosceptic Times with a perfect opportunity to slate the idea of closer British involvement with the EU (tags: EU Britain US) New-Look Bonaparte Bernard-Henri Lévy … Continue reading