Covid-19 has indiscriminately shed light on the most vulnerable, undervalued, and underpaid of our society: migrant women working in the care sector. A new regime of inequality is observed at home, one between women –… [Read more]
Tag: European Union
One tariff to rule them all
The European Union wants to put a tariff on the CO2 content of imports. Can it protect both European industry and the global environment? Steel manufacturers are a resilient species. They are used to working… [Read more]
The European Central Bank’s War of the Roses: A Deep Rift Within the Eurozone’s Most Important Institution
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) policy meeting in September was strained by dissent over the decision to launch another monetary easing package. Governing council members disagreed on the economic outlook, interest rates, and, most notably,… [Read more]
Establishing a Public Policy School in Germany during the Post-Crisis Era: Interview with Hertie School President Dr. Henrik Enderlein
Henrik Enderlein is the President and Professor of Political Economy at the Hertie School. In 2014, Enderlein founded the Jacques Delors Institut in Berlin, a think tank on European Affairs which has now turned into… [Read more]
Nobody cares about the EU… and why should they?
North Americans seem to have no problem considering Europe as one, well-oiled, unified whole. So why don’t Europeans? Especially given the impending European elections, why don’t people care more about the EU? Something considerably fundamental… [Read more]
The Global Compact for Migration: What should be the role of the EU?
As the world commemorates the International Migrants day, MPP student Camilla Lovrek weighs upon the challenges and potentials of the Global Compact on Migration, and the role of the European Union. For the past years, the EU… [Read more]
Vox Europe: A response to the return of divisive politics?
As a response to the return of divisive and nationalist politics across Europe, dual degree student Damian Boeselager decided to co-found the young, pro-European party Vox Europe. In this interview, The Governance Post’s Editor Donata… [Read more]
The telos of integration: Do we need a better narrative for the European Union?
Narratives matter, the way we portray history matters, and what we teach younger generations about old grievances matters. MIA student Luiza Leite de Queiroz wonders how a project that affects the lives of half a billion… [Read more]
Europe’s Next Frontier: Integration, Refugees and Solidarity
What does an ‘Ever Closer Union’ mean? MIA Student Sasha Ockenden takes a look at the idea of European integration, the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, and the narratives that allow German populists to construct an ‘immigrant invasion’ in places… [Read more]
Who is Czech Trump and Why We Should Be Worried
When asked to comment on the resemblance of his approach to that of Trump, Andrej Babiš replied: “I was never bankrupt.” In the aftermath of the Czech parliamentary election, MPP Student Lucia Čizmaziová weighs upon the… [Read more]