IWMpost 124: The Dying of the Light

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In this issue Aleida Assmann consider the future of democracy, IWM fellows examine the events and legacy of 1989 and we think about globalisation in the context of inequality.

Contents

The Future of Democracy

  • Die Wiedererfindung der Nation / von Aleida Assmann
  • Unheil und Hoffnung / Vienna Humanities Festival
  • Brexit – Farce und Tragödie / von Ivan Vejvoda
  • Kontrolle vs. Kooperation: Das Brexit-Mantra und seine Folgen / von Kalypso Nicolaïdis
  • Irland und die Englische Frage / von Fintan O’Toole
  • Urbaner Protest: Revolte in der neoliberalen Stadt / von Ayşe Çağlar
  • Metropolitane Rebellionen und die Stadt als Gemeingut / von James Holston
  • On Universities and Trust / by Jakub Jirsa
  • A Short Story about a Different World / by Holly Case

Globalization and Inequality

  • Ungleichheit zur Sprache bringen / Interview with Branko Milanović by Shalini Randeria
  • Globalization’s Wrong Turn and Why We Can’t Have It All / by Dani Rodrik
  • Why Workers Are Fleeing Romania’s Garment Industry / by Laura Ștefănuț

1989 and Its Legacy

  • 1989 in a Week: The Wind of Change That Transformed Europe / by Ludger Hagedorn
  • Annus Mirabilis: The Road to 1989, and Its Legacy / by Ivan Vejvoda
  • The Dying of the Light / by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes
  • Einst war ich Orbáns Verbündete / von Zsuzsanna Szelényi

Demographic Change

  • Democracy and Demography at a Crossroads / by István Adorján
  • Zur Relativität des Alter(n)s und demografischen Wandels / von Bernd Marin

Global Perspectives and World Politics

  • The Easter Attacks in Sri Lanka: Gendering the Aftermath / by Neloufer de Mel
  • The Compatriots: Russia’s Policy Towards Its Diaspora / by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan
  • Turkey and Russia: Where the Relations Are Heading / by Galip Dalay
  • Made in a Dream Factory / by Kateryna Mishchenko

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Impressum

Editors: Marion Gollner, Anita Dick
Editorial Assistance: Clemena Antonova, Simon Garnett, Lukas Huber, Christina Pössel, Max Feldmann, Evangelos Karagiannis, Kate Younger.
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