How compromises and mistakes made in the Mandela era hobbled South Africa's economy

Dec 23, 2015 05:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Addressing the Oxford Union recently, Julius Malema, leader of South Africas opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters, did something few South Africans have dared: he challenged Nelson Mandelas post-apartheid...

European Parliament Reps File Motion For Regulating Bitcoin Transactions

Dec 23, 2015 04:19 am UTC| Digital Currency Politics

According to a motion for a European Parliament resolution filed last month, three representatives from a French right-wing political party Dominique Bilde, Sophie Montel and Florian Philippot are seeking to give...

What does Spanish elections and political uncertainty mean for markets?

Dec 23, 2015 03:27 am UTC| Commentary Politics

In Spain, the election results delivered neither an absolute majority for a single party nor any clear government alliance/coalition. On the economic side, there is no sign of economic activity slowdown in Q4 15. For...

How does elections effect Spain's economic outlook?

Dec 23, 2015 03:23 am UTC| Commentary Politics

In Spain, the election results delivered neither an absolute majority for a single party nor any clear government alliance/coalition. On the economic side, there is no sign of economic activity slowdown in Q4...

Non-human Democracy: in the Anthropocene, it cannot be all about us

Dec 23, 2015 01:20 am UTC| Politics

This is part two of a three-part essay. Part one asks why democratic research has all but ignored non-human species, and considers how much we might gain from them in thinking about the problems of human...

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Political developments continue to cloud the horizon in Brazil

Dec 23, 2015 00:11 am UTC| Commentary Politics

The political environment continues to change quickly, maintaining considerable uncertainty. The Supreme Court votes on the impeachment proceedings were largely in favor of the government and nullified most of the steps...

Non-human Democracy: our political vocabulary has no room for animals

Dec 22, 2015 01:06 am UTC| Politics

This is part one of a three-part essay that proposes a way of thinking about democracy thats seldom, if ever, used. Despite the popularity in other disciplines of inter-species thinking, its ignored in democracy research....