Category Archives: Europe

Labo(u)r links

Posted on December 17, 2011 by jonneke

11 ways to get fired from Starbucks University of Minnesota teaching and research assistants organize a union. A member of the European Parliament takes her baby to work

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Confusing Euro finance stuff

Posted on November 8, 2011 by jonneke

NYT effort to explain confusing Euro finance…

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Ghana’s Independence

Posted on November 2, 2011 by jonneke
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Portraits of power (2009)

Posted on August 18, 2011 by jonneke

Old but good.  Click image for interactive media (source)

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“Obey Your Own Damn Laws”

Posted on May 28, 2011 by jonneke

(Images from the Star Tribune) “Obey your own damn laws then”: Spokesman Chris Mato Nunpa, retired Southwest University Professor and Dakota Nation activist, said enforcing Minnesota fishing laws against the Dakota is a violation of the 1805 treaty between the Dakota … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism is bad…

Posted on March 1, 2011 by jonneke

….and can lead to this!

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UK, Britain and England

Posted on February 4, 2011 by jonneke

(Via Serena)

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Monty Python and the emergence of the Westphalian nation-state

Posted on January 25, 2011 by jonneke

(It’s time for my bi-annual lecture on the westphalian system. )

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Youth unemployment

Posted on December 19, 2010 by jonneke

This is very depressing for two reasons.  (1) Youth and young are bearing the brunt of unemployment. (2) I don’t qualify as “young.”  Not even close. The Economist reports: The ratio of youth to adult unemployment worsens. THE global recession has … Continue reading →

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Vecht Mee!

Posted on December 11, 2010 by jonneke

Dutch protests against education cut backs.  I wont translate the large sign on the right for NSFW reasons. (Thanks, BvD)

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