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Europe and the people: Examining the EU’s democratic legitimacy (26 October 2016)
Posted on 16/10/2016 | No CommentsIn the wake of the British vote to leave the EU, this conference will examine concerns across Europe around the democratic legitimacy of EU institutions and the European project as a whole. It will look at how the debate about EU democratic legitimacy across member […] -
Kick the bastards out
Posted on 18/11/2013 | 1 CommentTim Montgomerie in The Times (£) claims there is a democratic case for leaving the EU, on the grounds that: I want us to be a self-governing nation that can “kick the bastards out” whenever our rulers fail to deliver. But were Britain to be […] -
Imagining global democracy
Posted on 25/10/2013 | 1 CommentAn interesting discussion last night about the idea of a world parliament. If democracy is a fundamental principle of how government should take decisions, which this website thinks it is, and if government decisions are now effectively being taken at the global level, which is […] -
Democracy Without Borders – What Might This Look Like? (24 October 2013)
Posted on 15/10/2013 | No CommentsWe have many global problems – from the wrecking of our life-supporting ecosystems to the failure to protect human rights, a lack of regulation of global markets and financial systems, and increasing socio-economic inequalities. But who is accountable for dealing with these problems from a […] -
Local government pause for thought
Posted on 11/10/2013 | No CommentsIt has long been a contention of this website that democracy should be thought of not merely as a set of rules but as a culture. While elections and elected institutions are necessary, they are by no means sufficient. There is a range of other […] -
Manifesto for a global democracy (27 June 2012)
Posted on 19/06/2012 | 1 CommentWednesday, 27 June 2012, 18:30 until 20:00 LSE, Clement House 2.02, click here for a map Daniele Archibugi, Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, David Held, Fernando Iglesias, Lucio Levi, Giacomo Marramao, George Monbiot, Heikki Patomäki, Mary Kaldor, Saskia Sassen, Richard Sennet, Vandana Shiva and Andy Strauss […] -
The case against Rupert Murdoch
Posted on 02/05/2012 | 1 CommentPassing judgement on Rupert Murdoch appears to be today’s fashion, and this blog is not one to shirk a challenge. His dislike of the EU is well-known, as are the anti-European opinions of his newspapers, as is the eurosceptic influence he has had on British […] -
Democracy and the eurozone’s fiscal pact: are they compatible? (16 April 2012)
Posted on 01/04/2012 | No Comments5.30 for 6.00 pm – 8.00pm, followed by a reception, National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE Throughout this year, the Federal Trust is jointly organising a series of conferences on European economic themes together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Global Policy […] -
Is the time right for a new world order?
Posted on 19/12/2011 | No CommentsThe answer to the question in the title of this talk is of course, yes, the time is right, but I think you would like to hear a little more from me than that. I am here as chair of Federal Union which was founded […] -
The case for global democracy
Posted on 12/12/2011 | No CommentsBased on a talk by Richard Laming at the OccupyLSX camp at St Paul’s Cathedral, 11 December 2011 Before talking about the issue of global democracy, I ought to say a few words about Federal Union and its interest in this issue. Federal Union was founded […]