corruption
Walking naked into a mosque: nationalism in Kosovo
What is kosovar national identity? Migjen Kelmendi, editor of the weekly Java, opens the debate with a recently published book Who is Kosovar?
corruption, kosovo, multiculturalism, integration, islam, nationalism, development
Lux Voor: the changing face of politics
Neither coalition nor legal organisation, the ‘Lux Voor’ movement, founded in March 2006, radically questions contemporary Dutch politics. We take a look at this flourishing network
corruption, amsterdam, competition, paedophilia, netherlands, lux voor, activism
Martha Beatriz Roque, standing up to Castro
As Fidel’s poor health forces him to hand over power to his brother Raúl, the sixty-year-old Roque denounces the neglect of her people and the regime of ‘apartheid’ enforced in Cuba. This is her story, told in very special circumstances.
corruption, cuba, socialism, havana, freedom, democratisation, defence
The state in Africa
Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, a researcher at the Centre for African studies in Paris, speaks about corruption in subsaharan Africa and a state imported from Europe
corruption, racism, identity, european democracy, human rights, war, congo
War, peace and a ballot box
The Congolese people voted for a president and parliament in the first democratic elections in the country for decades. In a country ravaged by conflict, the election process faced some tough challenges
corruption, human rights, discrimination, elections, war, congo, education system
A vote for a piece of soap
In the interior of the humid Congo basin, amid corruption and endemic poverty, the preparations for the elections on the 30 July were a huge challenge
corruption, elections, war, congo, education system, freedom, development
