In Defence Of The Union
It is the responsibility of any academic or author to clearly lay out one’s biases, be they the products of conscious deliberation, or a consequence of one’s birth. I am a Scot, born in Aberdeen, but have lived in England f...
Subsidiarity, or the Conflict between Scale and Community in the EU
A while ago, I read an article saying that we should reconsider the division of tasks in the EU. It was a good article. The author essentially proposed to apply the principle of subsidiarity, which says that each policy area sh...
Hijab For A Week: Non-Muslim Woman Wears Hijab For Social Experiment
How would a non-Muslim woman feel wearing the traditional Muslim veil, also known as the hijab, in public? How would she deal with reactions, comments and doubtful looks? Christelle Collet, originally from Mauritius but living ...
Building peace in Georgia, step-by-step: The importance of youth participation
Successful peacebuilding depends on involving young people. Governments, international organisations and NGOs often focus on how young people are endangered by armed conflict and are at risk of taking up arms in future violence...
2013: A Stormy Year for the LGBT Community
There’s no need to wait until the end of the year to label 2013 as an important year for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people. Some countries have taken legislative measures to restrict gay rights, while othe...
End the US Census: Is This the Republicans ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Moment?
Unemployment rates, population data and gross domestic product (GDP) – I’m no economist but the collection of this sort of information seems rather important. Well, not according to some Republican Congressmen in the Un...
