Social Europe https://www.socialeurope.eu Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:17:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.socialeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-SE-scaled-1-32x32.png Social Europe https://www.socialeurope.eu 32 32 Albania’s AI Minister Cannot Fix What Citizens No Longer Trust https://www.socialeurope.eu/albanias-ai-minister-cannot-fix-what-citizens-no-longer-trust <![CDATA[Erjon Tase]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=86025 <![CDATA[u42600 b5626c 1Bold reforms and EU progress ring hollow when inequality deepens and Albanians choose to leave the country.]]> When Democracy and Liberalism Collide: America’s Governance Crisis https://www.socialeurope.eu/when-democracy-and-liberalism-collide-americas-governance-crisis <![CDATA[Marlies Murray]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=86036 <![CDATA[u42172b73f34f 3The United States is dismantling the very institutions designed to solve its problems—a paradox that reveals a deeper conflict between democratic will and liberal principles.]]> Europe’s Self-Inflicted Wound: The Corporate Responsibility Retreat https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-self-inflicted-wound-the-corporate-responsibility-retreat <![CDATA[Guillaume Duval]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:00:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=86009 <![CDATA[u421e60 bd82 6f2eddaa3fc4 2By dismantling corporate sustainability rules, European businesses are handing competitive advantages to their foreign rivals.]]> Botswana’s Critical Transition: From Parental Provider to Democratic Enabler https://www.socialeurope.eu/botswanas-critical-transition-from-parental-provider-to-democratic-enabler <![CDATA[Galaletsang Dintsi and Kabo Diamond Moseki]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> <![CDATA[State Debate]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=86014 <![CDATA[u42194a0a9a19 2As diamond revenues collapse and public trust erodes, Botswana's new government attempts a fundamental reimagining of the state-citizen relationship.]]> Sovereignism: Europe’s Most Dangerous Political Plague https://www.socialeurope.eu/sovereignism-europes-most-dangerous-political-plague <![CDATA[Jan Zielonka]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=85983 <![CDATA[u42198346b 2301a1b8a521 2The transnational crises of our era demand European solutions, yet national leaders cling to sovereignty games that leave citizens vulnerable and searching for scapegoats.]]> Universities Must Stay Global in a Fragmenting World https://www.socialeurope.eu/universities-must-stay-global-in-a-fragmenting-world <![CDATA[Manuel Muñiz]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Society]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=85988 <![CDATA[u4219719fc879 1As global fragmentation accelerates, higher education faces pressure to abandon its international mission—but history shows that open, engaged universities are essential for human progress.]]> Europe’s Defence Dilemma: Why Fiscal Union Is No Longer Optional https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-defence-dilemma-why-fiscal-union-is-no-longer-optional <![CDATA[Andris Šuvajevs]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=85980 <![CDATA[u42197da e2ea236cb9ab 2Without radical institutional reform, Europe cannot mount the defence it desperately needs against an increasingly aggressive Russia.]]> Europe’s Housing Crisis Threatens the Foundations of Democracy https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-housing-crisis-threatens-the-foundations-of-democracy <![CDATA[Bartosz Rydlinski]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=85996 <![CDATA[u429d06932d 1Affordable homes built the post-war social contract—their absence today fuels political extremism.]]> Climate Refugees Are Already Here—And Democracy Hangs In The Balance https://www.socialeurope.eu/climate-refugees-are-already-here-and-democracy-hangs-in-the-balance <![CDATA[Neva Löw and Maximilian Pichl]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:31:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=86001 <![CDATA[u429a386 2As island nations sink beneath rising seas, the world faces a stark choice: build walls or build solidarity in the face of climate-driven displacement.]]> Europe’s Geothermal Moment: What Iceland’s Energy Revolution Teaches Us https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-geothermal-moment-what-icelands-energy-revolution-teaches-us <![CDATA[Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Politics]]> https://www.socialeurope.eu/?p=85992 <![CDATA[u42111Iceland transformed its heating system from oil to geothermal at a surprising speed—Europe should take note.]]>