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"Turkish Politics At A Crossroads?" by Shayn McCallum

Shayn McCallum One adjective that could never be used to describe politics in Turkey is “boring”. The long shadow of the hot summer of 2013 continues to shape the landscape of these early days of 2014...

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"Why The Concept Of Class Is An Invention Of The Modern Spirit" by Carlo Bordoni

Carlo Bordoni The representation of modernity would not be complete unless we go back to the theory of the social classes and to Marx’s interpretation of history as a class struggle to seize power. The...

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"The Changing Nature Of Work And Agency In Times Of Interregnum" by Zygmunt...

Zygmunt Bauman Henning Meyer has asked my opinion on the big societal challenges likely to characterize the year we’ve just entered. There are, no doubt, many – perhaps uncountable – unresolved issues...

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"Migration, EU Citizenship, and Social Europe" by Elaine Chase and Martin...

Elaine Chase The end of the transitional arrangements restricting free movement of European citizens from Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2014 has triggered a fierce debate about the aim and purpose...

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"How Thailand’s Middle Class Rage Threatens Democracy" by Marc Saxer

Marc Saxer No matter how the elite power struggle ends, the future of Thai democracy will depend on the political orientation of the middle classes. Will political entrepreneurs continue to mobilize...

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"It’s Time For Social-Democracy To Exit The Twentieth Century" by Shayn McCallum

Shayn McCallum There are a lot of good ideas being generated among social-democratic thinkers these days and, although this article is going to be critical in many respects, of the current state of...

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"How A German Sovereign Wealth Fund Could Help To Rebalance The Eurozone" by...

Kurt Huebner Germany is on the dock, big time. In its 2013 ‘Alert Mechanism Report’ the European Commission announced that Germany jointly with Luxembourg would have to undergo a thorough review of its...

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"The Arab Spring And The Changing Balance Of Global Power" by David Held and...

David Held More than three years have passed since Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire in the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid and inadvertently lit the spark of regional upheaval. The resulting...

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"Britain’s Place In The European Union" by Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband It is great to be here at the London Business School. For fifty years, in the teaching you provide you have made a major contribution to helping businesses succeed across the world. And...

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"Welfare Chauvinism Threatens The European Spirit" by Laszlo Andor

László Andor Interview with László Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion on the SEJ publication Roadmap to Social Europe. The interview was conducted by SEJ editor Henning...

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