Is globalisation a threat to democratic legitimacy?

One of the biggest challenges globalisation brings to Western democracy is the threat it poses to the future legitimacy of Western governments, as a result of its role in undermining the relevance of the processes and institutions of electoral politics. Evidence from the Hansard Society’s Audit of Political Engagement series of polls shows that this …

Confronting the Euro crisis

The Integrating Global Society Priority Group and the China Policy Institute held a roundtable to brainstorm the Euro crisis and its implications in May. We examined the issues involved from both European and global perspectives, and reached the following conclusions: 1.  A Greek exit from the Euro is now a real possibility and such an …

Symbiotic politics: resisting governance/ governing resistance

The following post is a collaboration between Dr. Tessa Houghton (School of Modern Languages and Cultures, UNMC) and Dr. Leonie Ansems de Vries (School of Politics, History and International Relations, UNMC), and emerged from the ‘Globalisations: The Return of the Future or the End of History?‘ workshop run by Professor Andreas Bieler (School of Politics …