The war on euphemism
This morning John Keane, a politics professor at the University of Sydney, argues that the only accurate...
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Bin Laden, Assassination and Democracy
Osama bin Laden is dead – assassinated a fortnight ago by bullets sprayed from the guns...
Read MoreAustralia’s AV preference
BBC Radio 4 interviews Johan Keane about optional preferential voting system in Australia Australia is the only...
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Revolution in the Arab world
A new word is needed to describe these events of recent months. They should be called...
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John Keane
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Revolution in the Arab world
Great revolutionary convulsions typically trigger long-lasting reflections on their causes and consequences. The European tradition of...
Read MoreA Productive Challenge: Unelected Representatives Can Enrich Democracy
During the last quarter of the eighteenth century, in various parts of the Atlantic region, the...
Read MoreÜber die Einbettung des Marktes in die globale Zivilgesellschaft
Translated by Philipp Schwertmann for the 2004 Yearbook of the University of Goettingen "Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft" • ...
Read MoreEleven Theses on Markets and Civil Society
1. The Centrality of Markets During the modernization of the concept of civil society that took place...
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How universities learnt a lesson in humility – and are all the better for it
The ivory tower has been destroyed – metaphorically speaking. Alan Levine/flickr Foundation Essay – Universities are...
Read MoreHow Universities Learnt A Lesson in Humility – and are all the better for it
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="668"] The ivory tower has been destroyed – metaphorically speaking. Alan Levine/flickr[/caption] Foundation Essay...
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