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Time for Something Else in Economic Discourse?
Commentaries on the recent ‘financial crisis’ of the past year abound, but rarely do they reflect a perspective outside of the economic orthodoxy that has become the status quo. David Harvey, a Marxist anthropologist at the City University of New York, however, offers an alternative account of the contemporary economic depression.
Leadership for Transformation
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION'S 11TH ANNUAL GLOBAL LEADER CONFERENCE
The International Leadership Association is the foremost global membership organization devoted solely to the study and practice of leadership. The International Leadership Association’s Global Leadership Conference in Prague on 11-14 November consists a unique opportunity for European scholars as the Conference returns to Europe and it is organized in its very heart.
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European Commission: Time for Elections
Leaving behind the Elections of the European Parliament, a new Election is on the way. ‘Europe’ has to decide about the new President of the European Commission. It is more than interesting to follow the current debate which in comparison to the first decades of the Union remains the same.
Why We Should All Care: Italy, no country for sans-papiers
A sorrowful Italy was still remembering one of the saddest news of its history. On the 8 of August 1956, now already 53 years ago, a devastating accident broke the hearts of the Italian community living abroad and wrecked the lives of a large number of Italians who had left their country in search of better life conditions. Nonetheless, the unfortunate destiny would make their new lives, their new emotions, their new illusions, their new country, much shorter than they had thought. For them, Belgium was to witness their last sigh of hope; the small town Marcinelle, their last sigh of life.
“Cultural Exchange is the Base for Future Cooperation”
CURRENT EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS FROM A RUSSIAN POINT OF VIEW
I meet Russian-born Yura Cherkasov just a few weeks before his return to his Heimat for an interview on how he sees the future of EU-Russia relations. Observing him I see a young and unprejudiced, open-minded guy. Later in the conversation he will say that more mutual playground must be sought after instead of emphasizing differences and stubborn stereotypes. When my recorder breaks down, though, he says: “Oh I see, it is made in China”. Right.
