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João Paulo Batalha – Is No News Good News? Political Trust Vs. Political Stasis in Portugal and the EU

June 1, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Citizens’ distrust for political institutions is high in Portugal – as elsewhere in Europe. That distrust, a new study shows, stems from the failings of established political parties. So why are incumbents still dominating the […]

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João Paulo Batalha – Austerity hardwired into the EU: Mired in strikes, is Portugal’s anti-austerity oasis nothing but a mirage?

December 27, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

This article is BRAVE NEW EUROPE’s Christmas gift to our readers. It is the first in our series of articles entitled “Neo-liberalism hardwired into the EU”, which will become an established entity in our website. […]

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João Paulo Batalha – The politics of justice: a watershed moment for Portugal and Angola

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The justice systems in many European nations have little to do with justice, serving the interests of those in power. Portugal is no exception. João Paulo Batalha is a social activist and founding member of […]

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João Paulo Batalha – The “captivating” tightrope walker: what to expect from the new Eurogroup head

January 16, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Portuguese Finance minister Mário Centeno, hailed as the man who took on austerity and won, is taking over as Eurogroup head. What difference will he make? João Paulo Batalha is a social activist and founding […]

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João Paulo Batalha – The Great Christmas Heist: Portugal’s political party financing caper reveals a democratic deficit

January 8, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

It seemed a sure thing. A vast majority of political parties in Portugal – from far left to neoliberal right – got together four days before Christmas to reward themselves by inserting lucrative loopholes in […]

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João Paulo Batalha – Corruption in Portugal: The mighty have fallen – the elite’s day of reckoning

October 12, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

A prime minister, a banker, the heads of the top telecom company, construction moguls, assorted friends and family. Portugal’s biggest corruption case ever is a veritable who’s who of the nation’s political and business elite. […]

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João Paulo Batalha – Nowhere to run: Portuguese local elections signal the death of politics-as-usual

October 4, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

The headline from last weekend’s municipal elections in Portugal is the success of the Socialist Party, an exception to the demise of the European center-left. But there are deeper lessons if you look at the […]

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Heterodox Challenges in Economics by Sergio Cesaratto

February 24, 2021 0

Book Review by Mathew D. Rose I never thought that I would describe an economics book as “a delightful read”, but “Heterodox Challenges in Economics” by Sergio Cesaratto is exactly that. It is well written, […]

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Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World by Tom Burgis

January 27, 2021 0

Book Review by David Shirreff First, the good news. This is undoubtedly a useful book. It is a mine of information and anecdote, cleverly told, about the kleptocrats who apparently move untroubled around the world […]

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