EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck: Yes We Can! Or Can We?
Wolfgang Streeck’s brilliant and humorous review of the book “Can Europe Survive? The Story of a Continent in a Fractured World”, by David Marsh. Read the review HERE
Wolfgang Streeck
Economics
Geopolitics
Wolfgang Streeck: No end in sight: Reflections on recent literature on the destruction of Gaza
Will the destruction of Gaza, the extermination of its society end before it is completed? Not if the government of Israel, the majority of its citizens and the United States have their way. Israel will […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Social Contract or Expert Rule: Capitalism, Democratic Politics, Economic Expertise, and the Battle against “Populism”
The German Wirtschaftswunder was not the result of economicexpertise applied by Ludwig Erhard to postwar West Germany. There is no uni–versally applicable theory-cum-practice of a “social market economy.” A capitalisteconomy is a political economy that […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Is Another Europe Possible?
Walden Bello interviews Streeck on the future of Europe, the EU, and Europe’s rearmament Wolfgang Streeck is director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. Walden Bello is a columnist […]
EU politics
The German Question and Europe’s Future – Interview w/ Wolfgang Streeck
Walden Bello speaks to Wolfgang Streeck about German politics and society. Wolfgang Streeck is director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. Walden Bello is a columnist for Foreign Policy […]
Economics
The Nation: The World Wolfgang Streeck Wants
A conversation with the German sociologist about the challenges that face Europe and his polarizing views on how to roll back the excesses of globalization. Read Article HERE
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – The Case Against Planetary Governance
Democracy is in crisis. Wolfgang Streeck thinks we’ve misidentified the cause and the solution alike. Wolfgang Streeck is Emeritus Director and Senior Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Overextended: The European Disunion at a Crossroads
With hindsight, one might consider Brexit, consummated after long haggling in 2020, the last, and lost, opportunity for the European Union to mend its ways and become a viable political entity, if not community.1 The […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck: “Global Governance” is a Pipe Dream
Wolfgang Streeck’s new book Taking Back Control? argues that the neoliberal era of free trade and trickle-down rhetoric lies in the past. He spoke to Jacobin about the political shocks this might bring. Read HERE