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24/10/2017
Policy Study

First survey results reveal high levels of crowd work in Switzerland

The so-called ‘gig economy’ has attracted increasing attention in recent years, with a boom in […]
13/10/2017
Policy Brief

Smart cities: the solution or part of the problem?

In May 2016, air pollution in parts of Amsterdam, Maastricht and Rotterdam reached hazardous levels, […]
13/10/2017
Policy Brief

The Great Recession and the quest for Urban Political Innovations

From my perspective, the Great Recession has had two major negative outcomes: the sharp decline […]
13/10/2017
Policy Brief

Is there a progressive framework for crafting urban development policies?

Βy 2050, nearly 65% of world’s population will be living in cities. Indeed, this is […]
13/10/2017
Policy Brief

Progressive Policies for cities should answer to the everyday life problems and give hope for for the younger generation

In such a difficult social and economical situation in many European countries where we are […]
13/10/2017

Making the revision of the posting workers directive a tangible success for citizens

The European Commission has been spurred into action and published proposals on a so- called […]
12/10/2017
Policy Brief

Catalonia: the speech by Miquel Iceta

Debates are meant to discuss, to talk and to listen. I was now trying to […]
12/10/2017
Policy Brief

Catalonia: The speech by Josep Borrell

“Citizens of Catalonia, We are here because we have summoned ourselves to defend coexistence, pluralism […]
12/10/2017
Policy Brief

The Catalan labyrinth: is there a way out?

Catalonia is mired in a labyrinth of separatist conflicts and demands that are hard to […]
12/10/2017
Policy Brief

Catalonia: the moment for politics, the moment for dialogue

Catalonia is experiencing a time of unprecedented political and social tension, the result of the […]
06/10/2017
Book

“The Flexible Solidarity” How Progressive Parties Handled the Migration Crisis in Central Europe

For the left-wing parties in Central Europe, the refugee crisis was not simply a one-off […]
05/10/2017
Policy Brief

It’s the culture, stupid!

Almost two weeks after the federal elections, Germans are still searching for explanations for the […]
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