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Why post-'89 history must go beyond self-diagnosis
The dissident generation of the 1970s and 1980s produced a body of work unprecedented in Czech history. Yet its monumentality stands in the way of an uncompromised interpretation of the communist past, argues Martin Simecka. [Lithuanian version added] [ more ]
"Hungarian Quarterly" divines the future of the forint; "Index on Censorship" gives libel law a bad press; "Samtiden" doubts whether Norwegian police women are any freer with the hijab; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Berlin) applies the belt to Europe's cordon sanitaire; "Mittelweg 36" sees solidarity outgrow the nation; "Roots" says yes to Europe, but not at any cost; "Kulturos barai" does not dismiss the idea of a new Lithuanian Grand Duchy; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Oslo) calls the European elections a farce; "Rili" wants to keep the market out of universities; and "Fronesis" explains what 2°C means in an expertocracy.
For solidarity to exist in the enlarged EU, an historical awareness must be developed that includes the experiences of new members. [more]
How Media autonomy in Europe's "newer democracies" is being inhibited by market forces and continuing political intervention. [more]
Sound in principle or sick at heart? Articles on the financial crisis, compiled under Durkheim's memorable phrase, "the malady of infinite aspiration". [more]
The editors of the pioneering French politics website explain their concept for bridging the gap between print and the Internet. [more]
Common to new Croatian writing is the postwar experience, with marginal characters exploring tensions between individual and society. [more]
In the twenty years since the fall of communism, literature has been lifting the fog settling over the historical expanses of eastern central Europe. [more]