Chronicles of culturological quackery
The concept of culture as a 'driver of societies' that has become the lucky charm of nationalists, has its origins in the oeuvre of some prominent academics.
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Published in:Can Europe Make It?The spirit of the Commune“When it is proposed to protect members of the public from those monuments… all Presidential hell breaks loose.”
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Published in:Can Europe Make It?Responsibility of the Swedish left for Sweden’s COVID-19 tragedyWhy have the Swedish authorities not taken more vigorous steps to slow the spread of a virus that has taken such an...
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Published in:Home: OpinionThis morning on a Kent beachFarage wants us to fear migrants arriving on our shores. But his footage of them is accidentally beautiful, and...
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Published in:Can Europe Make It?Dangerous thoughtlessness of a coronavirus political cartoonA cartoon associating mask orders with the Holocaust bears the hallmarks of shallow ‘culture war’ thinking.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The defeat of the 'real' neo-OttomanistsIt was difficult to miss the irony of commentaries on the “triumph of neo-Ottomanism” on 24 July, when Erdoğan was...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Brexit – a perspective from the Global South“Brexit means ‘opportunity’ for many in the Global South – particularly, African polities – and I shall explain why.”
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Covid-19 and the perception of freedomCriticisms of the “Chinese solution” adopted by Italy have come from both sides, national and international.
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Published in: HomeWhy would Russia want to interfere in British politics?Russia’s foreign policy seems based on nihilism, said Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee. But Vladimir...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Whatever happened to Dunkirk spirit?What is it? Can we learn from it, and could it "see us through coronavirus"?
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightHow to laugh away the far-right: lessons from GermanyIn the many instances where far-right activity attempts to exhibit solemnity, gravity, or strength, a well-aimed...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Of music, mosques and angelsIf President Erdoğan wishes to help restore the true spirit of Ayasofiya, he should free Osman Kavala now.
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Published in: HomeJustifying American exceptionalism: the Commission on Unalienable Rights undermines modern human rightsThe problem is that the commission has provided a pseudointellectual justification for Trump’s America First...
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