New items – 10 total

• Book Review: Democratic Institutions and Authoritarian Rule in South East Europe

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/ORvE71EmGlk/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/08/2013

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• François Hollande’s policy on Syria offers a perfect example of how not to conduct international politics

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/kinBXSCBF1Y/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/09/2013

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• Spain’s global presence has increased in recent decades, but the country will require a new strategy for this to be sustainable.

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/F79jRC4tSU8/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/09/2013

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• Including Canada and Mexico in an EU-US free trade agreement would create a genuine transatlantic market that would deliver significant economic benefits

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/EFZP5uJyZZ4/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/10/2013

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• Countries with higher rates of taxation tend to have happier citizens

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/zySilCuKvvI/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/10/2013

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• Bucharest’s recent protests show that Romanians are beginning to embrace western styles of civic engagement.

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/KLRMxjixOgw/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/11/2013

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• A minor debate over road tolls might finally push the issue of Europe to the forefront of the German election campaign

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/bit37GB00-w/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/11/2013

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• Following Monday’s elections, Norway has taken a firm step to the right

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/TQeMGM15u-s/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/12/2013

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• The views of rich Europeans are more likely to be reflected by political parties than those of poorer citizens

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/l8EwB5XHPRo/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/12/2013

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• Gender parity laws in France have been undermined by electoral reforms which work against female candidates

  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Europp/~3/NcgRspQ_SkM/

  LSE » EUROPP 09/13/2013

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