Why do we keep being shocked by far-right election results? Written by: Daria Aron As I started to write this article on the evening of Sunday, 24th of November 2024 I was watching the election results of the first round of the Romanian Presidential Elections. As the exit polls beganContinue Reading
Written by Carmen Rueda Lindemann In this article, I argue against the normative academic framework shaped by neoliberal reforms and advocate for the meaningful integration of music education into academic curricula. This analysis draws on neoliberal, postcolonial, and utopian pedagogical paradigms to illuminate the limitations of an education system narrowlyContinue Reading
Written by Julia Aleksandra Zmarzlik The Macandra building in Enschede (Overijssel, Netherlands) is one of the last breaths of residential brutalism in the country. Currently it provides affordable housing for international students, but the living conditions are dire and far from comfortable. A major renovation has been announced for aContinue Reading
Written by Daria Aron In recent years, all over the world, the right to abortion has been debated. In some countries, abortion was finally legalised, such as in Ireland, and in others, the right was restricted, such as in the United States. The problem is, however, that legality is notContinue Reading
Written by Sol Zeev-Ben-Mordehai In the digital age, trends spread like wildfire; once-hidden corners of the internet now shine brightly in the spotlight. 15-second videos targeting boys and young men on how feminism has robbed them of success are widely seen on TikTok and Instagram. While there were always ideologicalContinue Reading
Written by Gergely Halász As the world is engrossed in political and economic turmoil, many crises seem to loom as existential issues. The climate crisis, which is intimately familiar to anyone who has read the news in the past twenty years, needs no introduction. The issue I wish to tackleContinue Reading
Written by Deniz Koçak On May 28th of 2013, activists in Turkey planned a peaceful sit-in in order to protect Taksim Square’s Gezi Park which the government planned to demolish. They were standing against the government’s choice to cut down the trees in the park in order to “construct aContinue Reading
Written by Vittoria Cateni Cambodia, a land in Southeast Asia, has a particularly troubled history, ranging from the breakdown of the Angkor empire to French colonialism, and finally the Khmer Rouge’s brutal regime. As the country strives to move past beyond its past, the legacies of those events continue to hinder its opportunity for development. One of theContinue Reading
By Kayla Sagiz Passport privilege is like a golden ticket to the world, giving you all the benefits of high global mobility. However, if you hold a low-privilege passport, you face all sorts of obstacles when trying to travel, study, work, or live abroad. It’s like the international community isContinue Reading
Written by Sol Zeev-Ben-Mordehai The discussion of population decline following the global population surpassing eight billion people may seem absurd and perhaps contradictory. However, certain global demographic trends are increasingly worrying. Advancements in healthcare prolonging human lifespan, paired with declining fertility rates have led to ageing populations in some partsContinue Reading