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When Polenta Explodes
Written by Dragos C. Costache
Protests, Poverty and Prosperity in Perspective 2012 started with a bang in Bucharest. The usually sedate Romanian capital erupted with protests the likes of which had not been seen for at least a decade. At first glance it seemed that people were angry with new healthcare legislation and the ousting of a […]
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Eastern Europe: What’s a Normal Relationship with our Governments?
Written by Corina Murafa
The Future Challenges question of the month asks what citizens can expect from their governments in the future. In all honesty, I think they can only expect as much as they demand. My proposition, and a lesson I’ve learnt from living in Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the United States, […]
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When justice fails in Bulgaria, citizens are forced to take the law into their own hands
Written by Nikoleta Popkostadinova
“It’s not fair that I am free, but the law supports me,” said 16-year old Borislav shortly after he was released from detention. “I am very grateful there’re so many loopholes in the system.” A little over a year ago, he killed the 12-year old Tzvetan at a tram stop […]
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A history of conflict, a future of peace?
Written by Stu O'Brien
Conflict is an inevitable element of human societies.
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Democracy: whose permission do we need to be free?
Written by Andreea Vasile
DOs and DON’Ts. We become familiar with their meaning in childhood. “Do this”, “don’t do that”. It’s a world made up of permitted and forbidden things and it’s usually others that impose the rules on us. If this is so, where is our free will? And if this is what […]
