Global Politics
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The Importance of European Citizens in the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union
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1. Introduction The history of the European Union has frequently been punctuated by spats over sovereignty between Brussels and member states. It is also apparent that these have become more serious as the union has evolved towards a quasi-federal super state and is currently reaching what is described by several of its leaders as “an…
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The Catalan dispute underlines the EU’s limited understanding of democracy
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The world’s eyes have turned away from Madrid. Nobody expected that international interest would be maintained throughout the trial of the Catalan independence campaigners, especially now the procedurally complex case is approaching its fiftieth day. But that should not make believers in the European project forget what is at stake there, in what is perhaps…
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Australia’s Revolving Door Prime Ministership
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Since 2010, Australia has changed its leader on five separate occasions: in 2010, twice in 2013, in 2015, and in 2018. Only one of these was at a general election, the rest were the handiwork of MPs and Senators. As a result, Canberra has earned the nickname ‘the coup capital of the western world’. While…