Lessons from the Cold War? Central Europe and the Migration Crisis
Central European EU countries who are refusing to accept migrants would benefit from reflecting on their own history of emigration.
View ArticleMisetics: A crisis of this magnitude will not be resolved by volunteers...
Activist Bálint Misetics, who has witnessed the situation in Budapest in the past days, comments on the Hungarian response to the refugee crisis.
View ArticleTycner: Organizing politically is not something we are used to
Historian and Razem member Marta Tycner discusses the problems facing higher education in Poland.
View ArticleMichał Sutowski on the upcoming Polish parliamentary elections
The ruling centre-right Civic Platform and the opposition right-wing conservative Law and Justice do not properly articulate the most crucial concerns of the Polish people.
View ArticleŻakowski: There is a democratic deficit in Poland
Jacek Żakowski comments on the results of Poland's parliamentary elections.
View ArticleKubik: Who benefits from a divided Europe?
An interview with Jan Kubik on what makes Central Europe into a distinct region, reactions to the refugee crisis, and the new Polish government.
View ArticleA progressive agenda cannot be based on a single issue
Reflections on the conference “Socialism, Capitalism, and the Alternatives: Lessons from Russia and Eastern Europe” (London, 14-16 December)
View ArticleThe collapse of Polish democracy
While the Polish parliamentary crisis has not ended in tragedy yet, the situation is desperate.
View ArticleThe end of the liberal opposition – and not just in Poland
The liberal opposition is playing right into Kaczyński’s hand: its scandals have all but discredited the protest movements.
View ArticleWhen Women Feel Like Impostors
Why is it so difficult for women to achieve leading positions in their fields, and what structural and subjective problems bar their way?
View ArticleFarcical Political Crisis Shakes Czech Republic
PM announces resignation of whole government over dodgy business of Finance Minister, then backtracks after being publically humiliated by President.
View ArticleCzechs and Brexit: For Now, We Just Joke About It
Czech workers in the UK speak out about their future in the country after Brexit.
View ArticleSexual harassment at Anglo-American University in Prague
Inappropriate emails with a sexual subtext, unprofessional behaviour, and abuses of power. That is the story at one of the most expensive private universities in the Czech Republic
View ArticleTeaching viewers how to do capitalism: Czech cinema of the 1990s
Navigating a rapidly transforming economy and society after the fall of communism wasn’t always easy. Films and TV series could offer something of a how-to guide.
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