Professor of Political Science, RH University of London
elections | new parties | cordons sanitaires | hate speech | militant democracy | political communication
Bitcoin and politics, media & public opinion
ERC Consolidator Grant | NWO Veni & Vidi ..
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Professor of Political Science, RH University of London
elections | new parties | cordons sanitaires | hate speech | militant democracy | political communication
Bitcoin and politics, media & public opinion
ERC Consolidator Grant | NWO Veni & Vidi
The analogy is the US New Deal.
But that deal addressed economic worries that everyone shared.
Today's EU sees the higher educated worry about climate change while others worry about immigration.
The deal addresses only the former.
We need a Green-Immigration Deal.
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Word lid! Ze zijn bijna bij de 50.000!
www.ftm.nl/word-lid
"The world's 25 richest families have gained another $358.7 billion this year, thanks in part to their oil and gas reserves.
(..)
ultra-rich burden the environment many times more than others
(..)
role of inheritances is becoming increasingly important".
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➡️ @costinciobanu.bsky.social & @joostvanspanje.bsky.social show that after the 2008 Lehman collapse, economic satisfaction fell but voters rallied behind incumbents in several European countries www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
The European Commission wants to get rid of the 2035 ban on combustion engine cars.
Ignoring concerns among tens of millions citizens, the EC keeps protecting the bankrupt business model of the dirty part of the car industry despite its failures & scandals.
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"Many have been calling for more control over migration since the 1990s.
As parties do not deliver on this issue, voters shift to the far right.
D66 ran a less elitist campaign: Dutch flag, emphasis on migration—progressive patriotism."
"Just as we fight hard when the stakes are high, we close ranks and come together when the contest is done
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now is the time to recognize that that which unites us is greater than that which divides us."
Conclusion of a key 'what if'.
Maar er bestaat vrij brede consensus, van rechts tot centrumlinks, dat het immigratiebeleid voor verbetering vatbaar is.
Bijvoorbeeld: op gebied van tegengaan van de huidige horror van mensensmokkel, en de industrie van uitbuiting van arbeidsmigranten valt wellicht wel wat te doen.
En omgekeerd:
JA21 tegelijkertijd afwijzen en steun vragen voor (o.a.) 'GL-PvdA-beleid.'
Mijn advies:
gun GL-PvdA veel op groene thema's
en
in ruil daarvoor,
gun JA21 echt wat op migratiethema's.
Opdat beide partijen meewerken, om hun kiezers te bedienen.
En we eindelijk verder komen.
But voters do not vote far right to free corporations from red tape.
They typically vote far right based on migration, not addressed in the deal.
So, the EU lets down green *and* far right voters.
Expect radicalisation.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
Watering down the Green Deal is hazardous long-term in many ways.
If only because millions of Europeans worry about environmental issues.
A way out of all our crises is tackling issues, one by one.
This only radicalizes many of these citizens.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
"The entrepreneurs are planning new destinations, including Frankfurt, Basel, Munich, Bruges and Paris.
They've been in talks with the Dutch Railways (NS) "for years" about selling its tickets through the NS app but according to the NS that's not possible."
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while still out fundraising Republicans.
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doing so would give them something money can’t buy:
the credibility to make corruption the central issue of the next election."
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First Dutch company to issue €uro-pegged stablecoins launched.
May become alternatives to credit cards and int'l bank payments.
Around $ 400 billion has already been issued in stablecoins in the US.
The €uro stablecoin market is less than 1% of the total.
📝 Offers one of the first comprehensive theories of #democraticselfdefence. Great to see it’s still relevant to current debates.
🎂 This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Dutch edition!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
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📝 Offers one of the first comprehensive theories of #democraticselfdefence. Great to see it’s still relevant to current debates.
🎂 This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Dutch edition!
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Een uitruil ligt voor de hand.
De vandaag gepresenteerde D66-CDA-agenda gaat in de richting van zo'n uitruil, met enerzijds "groene" wensen en anderzijds de wens tot "grip op migratie".
You can find the call for proposals here:
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There are 2 possibilities.
Either these politicians are wrong.
If so, they'll be defeated and replaced.
Or some of my colleagues are wrong.
This is a bold call, distilling "the right lesson" from only few studies and elections.
On 27 March, a British man overpowered a man on Dam Square, who had stabbed 5 passersby.
Yesterday, the Londoner made a one-time appearance.
He asks that his last name be withheld.
"I'm not on social media either. I don't care for all that attention-seeking."
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"Europe has every opportunity to become a prosperous global leader in sustainability
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a revolution greater than the invention of the wheel
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What's happening in China with the growth of wind, solar and electrolysis is insane."
The Dutch "1917 Pacificatie" offered something to both sides:
the socialists got universal suffrage,
the religious bloc public school funding.
The Green Deal addresses only worries of the higher educated.
It must not be weakened but expanded to also offer change to other groups.