Blog 24 January 2023 Climate and legitimacy: Who is right in the Anthropocene? Following the arrest of Greta Thunberg at a climate protest in Germany, MPP student Baudouin De Hemptinne asks if the climate crisis is forcing us to reimagine the legitimacy of actions by both state actors and protestors. Baudouin de Hemptinne Climate and environment Europe
13 Apr 13 - 14 April 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 Call for papers: Constitutional intolerance: How European states engage intolerance in constitutional repertoires This conference convenes scholars in constitutional studies, political theory and political sociology to discuss the emerging phenomenon of 'Constitutional Intolerance'.
In the media Bloomberg Woods: Workers need economic stake Governments have to show they are on the side of most working people. That sense has been lost, says Ngaire Woods on Bloomberg's Daybreak Europe podcast. Ngaire Woods Economy Global cooperation ... Europe
Blog 01 July 2022 The overturning of Roe v Wade is not an isolated incident – Europe must not be complacent The far-right is organising across Europe and the US, utilising existential threats to white Christian values, anti-immigration rhetoric and pronatalist policies to repeal reproductive rights. Freya Paulucci Couldrick Health Inclusion ... Europe United States of America (USA)
In the media The Economist Austria and Germany struggle to impose a national vaccine mandate Although moving from nudges to compulsion may induce some sceptics to get the jab, it may convert others into implacable opponents, says Thomas Hale regarding vaccine mandates. Thomas Hale COVID-19 COVID-19 Government Response Tracker ... Health, education and public services Austria Europe Germany
01 Jun 01 June 2021, 17:30 - 19:00 Fighting terror: securitisation and the protection of minorities A discussion on how historical treatment of minorities as security threats – and attempts to identify, classify and pacify them – have shaped contemporary European approaches to minorities and counterterrorism.
20 May 20 May 2021, 14:00 - 15:00 AI and the biased society: Is Europe ready for an algorithmic world? An examination of how to build fairness into machine learning, ensuring that AI does not reflect and exacerbate existing biases and inequality in our societies
In the media Corriere della Sera COVID, are there any alternatives to lockdown? A comparison between Italy and Europe on deaths, closures and GDP Analysis compares European countries' GDPs, deaths and our stringency index (in Italian) COVID-19 COVID-19 Government Response Tracker ... Health, education and public services Europe Italy
In the media Tagesspiegel Which measures work against the virus? Interactive analysis attempts to find out which policy measures are more effective against the virus and includes a quote by Thomas Hale (in German) COVID-19 COVID-19 Government Response Tracker ... Europe Germany
