http://www.eurozine.com Eurozine - the netmagazine publishes original texts on the most pressing issues of our times. We also present articles and reviews published in our partner magazines. The articles are available in several languages to open up a new public sphere for communication and debate. en netmagazine, articles and reviews Mon, 12 May 2008 01:19:47 +0200 Mon, 12 May 2008 01:19:47 +0200 http://www.eurozine.com/bravenewworld/RSS-Feed.html publick.net feed me ch.fredriksson@eurozine.com office@eurozine.com http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-05-09-jbarnes-en.html Should philosophy have something to say to non-philosophers? Should it be pursued only by those trained in philosophy? And should analytic philosophy reject continental philosophy or recognize it as another "mode of philosophizing"? Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Jonathan Barnes, Myles Fredric Burnyeat, Raymond Geuss, Barry Stroud en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-05-08-balockaite-en.html Cultural and political life in Lithuania is marked by what Homi K. Bhabha, speaking of postcolonial nations, called "ironic compromise". The Lithuanian is "almost a European but not quite". Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Rasa Balockaite en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-05-07-reynolds-en.html Despite the tendency of decennial commemorations to cement the "official version" of May '68, important questions remain unanswered. Chris Reynolds points out some blind spots in the increasingly stereotyped interpretation of the events in France forty years ago. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Chris Reynolds en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-05-06-ventos-en.html "If my philosophy has been of any use to me, it's been to situate my monstrous condition within an order of general discourse." The Catalan philosopher and former MEP explains why he finds reactionaries more interesting than liberals and what he means by the "non-Fichtean ego". Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Francesc Xavier Rubert de Ventós, Daniel Gamper, Mercè Rius en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-05-05-schlogel-hu.html Instead of two homogeneous European regions -- "the East" and "the West" -- there are now fragments, enclaves, and islands. From Baden-Baden to Bucharest, Majorca to Moscow, Karl Schlögel experiences Europe as a series of spaces both distinct and connected. [Hungarian version added] Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Karl Schlögel hu http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-05-02-wennerhag-en.html In an extract from his new book "Social Movement", Swedish sociologist Magnus Wennerhag argues that the global justice movement differs from the '68 protests in being more political and aimed at international institutions and a globalized democracy. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Magnus Wennerhag en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-30-volkmann-de.html The state no longer keeps its distance; invasion of privacy, surveillance, CCTV, and strip searches influence the daily lives of ordinary people. Has the state of emergency shifted into society's interior for good? Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Uwe Volkmann de http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-29-eurozinerev-en.html "Arche" looks warily at the Belarusian thaw; "Magyar Lettre" gets to the heart of the central European city; "Kulturos barai" criticizes the culture of groceries; "Fronesis" takes counsel on the "unhappy marriage" between feminism and the Left; "A Prior" looks at monuments that won't melt into air; "Revista Crítica" sees the political potential of bio-art; "Critique & Humanism" analyzes neophilia and neophobia; "Dialogi" lashes out at the Slovenian press; and "Glänta" is missing links. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Eurozine Review en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-28-skeggs-en.html "Respectability is not only about cleaning your house but also, literally, about existing as a citizen." Beverley Skeggs criticizes theories of intersectionality for their tendency to group categories that are in complex relation to capital. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Beverley Skeggs en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-24-moor-en.html Although often using female heroines in her novels, Margriet de Moor finds pigeonholing literature into male and female categories is a pointless exercise. "The social issue of women suffering under a male dominance -- no, I don't find it terribly interesting." Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Margriet de Moor, Marek Seckar en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-23-furman-de.html The Belavezha Accords in 1991, which dissolved the USSR without a democratic mandate, condemned subsequent presidents to rule by "imitated democracy". Putin's decision to step down after two terms has given Russia a chance to depart from that path of development, argues Dmitri Furman. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Dmitrii Furman de http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-22-popkostadinova-en.html Roma in southeastern Europe are caught in the vicious cycle of discrimination and exclusion. While there is general agreement that socio-economic integration of Roma is desirable, neither the EU commission nor national governments appear willing to implement the necessary strategies. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Nikoleta Popkostadinova en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-22-newsitem-en.html Bronys Savukynas, renowned Lithuanian linguist, translator, and editor-in-chief of "Kulturos barai", died on Saturday 20 April in Vilnius. He was 78. Savukynas's contribution to Lithuanian intellectual culture was considerable. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Eurozine News Item en http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-21-clark-sl.html When "stand-up philosopher" Slavoj Zizek calls for "repeating Lenin" or praises Robespierre's defence of terror, some observers might be tempted to ask whether his entire intellectual oeuvre is not just some kind of act. No, says John Clark. "It's not just a pose; it's a position." [Slovenian version added] Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 John Clark sl http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-04-18-garnett-en.html The German media's reaction to a recent spate of migrant youth violence bore striking similarities to last year's controversy over the release of Red Army Faction prisoners. In both cases, an ostensibly apolitical identification with the "victim" was nothing of the sort. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0200 Simon Garnett en