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2/19/22, 1:27 PM

MCC Podcast: Patriotism and religion in education - Huub Ruël and Paul Gilfillan

In this episode of MCC Podcast Series Dr. Paul Gilfillan is our guest.
2/16/22, 8:00 AM
author: Huub Ruël

Reconsidering the purpose of business in a post-pandemic world: beyond corporate social responsibility

Today there is not a single medium or large business that is not involved in and reports about its Corporate social responsibility (CSR): all of them want to show their contribution to society, how they help solving grand challenges such as poverty, protection of our natural environmental and so on.
2/9/22, 1:44 PM

Why has the term “balkanization” become so obsolete that it no longer holds water?

Balkanization is a term that has been used and abused both in academia and in the popular culture for decades.
2/7/22, 8:00 AM

Playing Cluedo with the EU

A major effort is underway to create a more „federal” EU. Officials will deny, but like in the detective game „Cluedo”, there are hints.
2/4/22, 1:33 PM
author: Tibor Fischer

The Dogged Dodger

As I write this, I don’t know whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson will still be barricaded in Downing Street by the time it’s published.
1/31/22, 8:00 AM

The Restoration of Scottish Education to its Own Axis

Where no important truth is at stake, asking young people to take the subject seriously is a pedagogical non-starter.
12/18/21, 5:53 PM

MCC Podcast: Is it possible to connect conflict resolution theory and practice?

A conversation about crisis management and conflict resolution strategies with Dr. Piotr Pietrzak, an international relations and international law expert from Sofia.
12/10/21, 9:34 AM

Media Freedom in Hungary: A Nuanced View

There is a widespread view in the West that free media in Hungary under Viktor Orbán are greatly reduced, and that what remains of them are under immense political pressure. The truth is more complicated.
12/6/21, 10:00 AM

Playing With Fire: the EU-Poland Legal Crisis

Poland has been in the spotlight of European media and public opinion in recent weeks. The country’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled on the 7th of October that some parts of EU law are inconsistent with the country’s constitution.
12/1/21, 9:49 AM

MCC Podcast: Little known aspects of migration

On November 23 Prof. Dr. Reinhard Merkel, Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law and Philosophy of Law at the University of Hamburg, gave a lecture on "The basic legal problems of migration and integration" at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium.