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Britian and the undemocratic elements of the EU
Times change. I supported our continuing British membership in the Referendum of 1975, and I voted for the Single European Act in
Greek elections and Syriza’s role for Europe
This would be a watershed election, even if Greece was not under the limelight. It is the first time in Greece’s postwar
Why talking to Pegida is necessary
What can be said about the Pegida protests (Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the Occident) from a liberal perspective? On
Occupy Gezi
It feels like a political version of the movie "Groundhog Day": Another country, another occupation, another outpouring of public anger. But what can we expect from the demonstrations in Turkey?
The Future of Turkish Democracy
The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan had taken a first tentative step towards rapprochement with the demonstrators who filled the streets
Turkey’s Democratic Resurgence
Turkey’s economy is booming, at least in terms of macro-economic indicators. Over the last ten years of AKP (Justice and Development Party)
The Taksim Square Protests
As the protests in Turkey continue many observers ask the same question: “who are the protestors and what do they want?”. There
AKP Rule Under Threat
The demonstrations in Turkey reflect a certain sense of being fed up with the authoritarian tendencies of the government, particularly the prime
Turkey’s Democratic Deficit
There is an important distinction in describing political systems that most current analyses on Turkey seem to have missed. In majoritarian democracies
Protests in Taksim Square
Turkey is living through remarkable days which will be long remembered. Many thousands of people have taken to the streets of Istanbul,