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Coloniality and the ‘aid bubble’: Can language be a driver for change?
Why better research on the Western Balkans is worth it
Will independent research help the EU tackle disinformation?
The EU policy response to disinformation expands researchers’ involvement beyond data analysis to fostering accountability and public scrutiny. Lisa Ginsborg and Paula Gori, of the European Digital Media Observatory, point out key considerations for collaboration, infrastructure and capacity building, and data protection if this effort is to succeed.
Growing together: policy considerations for the African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area could transform regional growth, with key focus on three policy dimensions, argue research fellows Sonali Chowdhry, Martina F. Ferracane and Rohit Ticku (Robert Schuman Centre). These dimensions are non-tariff barriers, the digital economy and improved government procurement policies.
European transport’s Cinderella
Making sense of Germany’s Ukraine policy
Why did Germany approve provision of German-made tanks for Ukraine’s defence only after months of pressure and downright bashing of Chancellor Scholz and his party, both at home and abroad? This torment, explains PhD researcher Marius Ghincea, stems from a contest over elementary foreign-policy principles, combined with the rhetorical coercion that is customary practice in democracies.
Scholars, paupers, artists, fighters: Black lives in Europe since 1500
Who was Giulia de Medici? Finding a Black presence in Renaissance Florence
European public goods are key to tackle the economic challenges of 2023
European policymakers will face four major challenges in 2023: stagflation and market fragmentation, and the green and digital transitions (in the face of the US Inflation Reduction Act). In this post, Marco Buti (European Commission) and Marcello Messori (Luiss) argue that increasing the supply of strategic European public goods is key to addressing these challenges.