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… abolition, modern slavery, and their legacies. The short essays we post are intended to bring the insights of … long-term issues we face in our current political times, aiming toward broad, general audiences. As we grapple with the consequences of the recent election’s aftermath, the issues that concern us include …

… appeared in the Oct. 7, 2019 issue of the Yale Daily News : In a darkened Luce Hall, frames showing vibrant … — danced across the screen as viewers watched a series of short Japanese films all related to Japan. The New York Japan … were deep or silly, he explained. In interviews with the News, attendees said they enjoyed the mix. “It was a good …

… of sultans, empires, global trade and social revolution—in short, how coffee as a social beverage originating in the … online session on November 14, “Ballots After Bullets: An Election Design Lab,” was put together by current CMES … where each group was given a “prompt” which included a short description of the problem/challenge, a testimonial …

… and providing expert commentary. There has rarely been a news bulletin in the UK over the past 10 months that hasn’t … and work across borders. During the time since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the UCL European Institute has played a … research collaborations. One positive piece of news, right up against the final Brexit deadline at the end …

… challenging the primacy of EU law.” In the 2015 Polish election, Law and Justice (PiS), the conservative and … Jarosław Kaczyński, won 38 percent of the vote and a bare majority in the Sejm, the lower house of the parliament. Soon … that the disciplinary regime undermined the judicial independence of judges by not protecting them from political …

… of the rule of law in a member state. In the October 2015 election in Poland, Law and Justice (PiS), the conservative … Kaczyński, won 38 percent of the vote and a narrow majority in the Sejm, the lower house of the parliament, that … of imminent war, there has been at least a bit of good news recently in the EU’s long-running dispute with Poland …

… 16, 1829, President Vicente Guerrero of Mexico celebrated Independence Day by ending slavery. To most historians, this … present an opportunity to consider the travel of news and information beyond moments of rebellion.  They hint, for example, at how news of post-emancipation restrictions might have traveled, …

… lived in the Dominican Republic for 30 years, but still falls between the cracks as a “non-resident.” (continue to …

… that had dismissed the petition of Joanna Cherry, a Scottish National Party MP, and a cross-party group of more … of confidence within 14 days in a new government or a new election. One would think if there were ever a time for a … Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019, either persuade a majority of the House to leave the EU on Oct. 31 without a …

… go to the polls in the first round of the presidential election. When they do, they will find, in addition to … and ran as the FN’s candidate in the 2012 presidential election, receiving 17.9 percent of the vote in the first … to voters in anticipation of the 2017 presidential election, she evicted her father from the party. In the 2017 …

… persisted in demanding that the UK receive no more than a short extension and that it not be allowed to appoint a … June 30, would “increase the risk of a rolling series of short extensions and emergency summits, creating new … designed to give the minority government a working majority in the House. 118 Conservative MPs along with the 10 …