Department of Government (Politics) at Essex tops Research Assessment...
December 18 was the the day (or rather the night, as results were communicated at midnight) for UK academics: after years of preparation and second-guessing and months of waiting, the results of the...
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Rowntree Trust Report: Britain a Database State, and not even efficient at that
Arguably, no western democracy has more surveillance cameras per citizen than the UK. I would also like to think that few European countries are collecting data on their citizens on such an Orwellian...
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German government: Obama responsible for thousands of deaths
The German government’s spokesman now has his own twitter account (@regsprecher). The German government’s spokesman also has his own little twittergate, since he surprised his global audience...
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German Coalition Summit: How not to kill any birds with a considerable number...
German politics never fails to amaze: After the Left parties successful attempt to condemn itself to irrelevance without actually splitting the party, the ball is back in the ruling coalition’s court....
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Germany and the European Crisis: Confusion and Delay
Yesterday, the BBC’s man in Berlin discovered that there are constitutional limits to Merkel’s ability to somehow save the Euro. Following a constitutional amendment in the 1990s, article 23 of the...
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Germany: Right-Wing NPD Posts Semi-Secret File on Itself
Once more, German authorities are pondering what to do with the extreme right NPD (officially “Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands / Die Volksunion” after merging with its longstanding...
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What Happens If No One Wants to Govern with Merkel? Are We All Belgians Now?
What’s the Matter with Germany? At least in Germany, people begin to realise that Merkel may have painted herself into a corner by winning so gloriously (told you so first thing on Monday). While her...
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