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The long and the short of the Cyprus deal

The Economist has published this excellent assessment of the aftermath of the Cyprus deal last weekend. More might be said of the political fall out, which will surely be felt more intensely as the economic situation in Cyprus ...
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Saying of the day: 5/20/13

  “Men with guns I’m used to. But kids without books, teachers or classes for a long time — that’s trouble. Big trouble. “ — Thomas Friedman
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Protection rackets

Say you are an eager entrepreneur seeking to launch you own business. In the past, says Alexis Papahelas of Kathimerini, you might have faced “tailor-made amendments, biased legal and standards committees, and odd circula...
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Pedro Olalla: a crisis of citizenship

Pedro Olalla, Spanish author and Philhellene, was Popi Tsapanidou’s final guest on Thursday’s Tora, discussing his experience living in Athens and his attempts to understand the crisis wracking Greek society. He als...
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Unemployment: this is no joke

This is, unfortunately, not an April fools joke. “Greece’s record 27 unemployment rate – which some analysts said could soon hit 30 percent – could even undermine the government if social unrest increases because 60...
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News on the street

A picture says more than 1000 words, or so they say. And now, the news.      
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Fall 2015 highlights at the Dukakis Center

During the Fall 2015 semester the Dukakis Center was involved in three major undertakings, conceived above all to inspire young people to take an active role in the public life of their country. First, the Dukakis Center underw...
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Can Facebook remake government?

Excerpts below from an article in TechCrunch last about about the prospect of Facebook and other social media to remake government around the world. Is there hope? Mark Zuckerberg has a grand vision that Facebook will help citi...
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Public sector reform, US style

Throughout Europe there has been an emphasis on public sector reform as the counterpart to austerity economics. In most cases, including Greece, little has been achieved. Paul Light of the Wagner School, NYU, makes a compelling...
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Would you vote for me?

Advance notice, for immediate release The Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service is commemorating 15 years of public service initiatives this spring with a Festival of Civic and Urban Culture, cons...
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GovLab

“The Governance Lab (The GovLab) aims to improve people’s lives by changing how we govern. We are seeking new ways to solve public problems using advances in technology and science. Innovations in technology and science...
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The future of Democracy in Europe and beyond

  “The Future of Democracy in Europe and Beyond” Fourth Annual Dukakis International Symposium Municipal Council of Thessaloniki July 1, 2014 6-8 PM Under the auspices of the Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center fo...
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Lazy Greeks? Civil society making its mark

Who’s doing what and where to  get Greece out of this mess, courtesy of  the Omikron Project.
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Ikea Swedish meatballs withdrawn from Greek shelves

From the pages of today’s Greek Reporter: “Swedish furniture retailing giant IKEA decided to withdraw its meatballs from its restaurants in Greece after the Czech State Veterinary Administration reported finding ...
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Announcing CTY Greece

Helping strengthen civil society in Greece.
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Catalan Way Toward Independence

A recent press release on the Catalan New Agency describes an interesting form of citizen activism. “This coming 11th of September – which is Catalonia’s National Day – pro-independence supporters have organised...
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He’s back! (HH, that is)

COULD Adolf Hitler come to power today? Timur Vermes poses this question in his debut novel “He’s Back” (“Er Ist Wieder Da”). Told in the first person, the plot sees Hitler randomly wake up from a 66-y...
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Kostas Ifantis at the Dukakis Center

            The Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service at the American College of Thessaloniki in collaboration with Navarino Network and the Kalliopi Koufa Foundation...
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Saying of the day: 4/1/13

  “So what does it mean when a company institutionalizes altruism? It means more students are mentored and tutored, more afterschool programs funded, more books read, better grades and test scores, and more poor fami...
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Citizen? No more

The Canadian paper Globe & Mail has published a searching editorial on the circumstances under which citizenship might be revoked. The case at hand involves the question of what punishment to mete out to Canadians who commi...
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