Malthus and the #EXPO2015
The subject of EXPO 2015 is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, which coincides with the “European Year for Development”. The European page contains…
Read MoreThe subject of EXPO 2015 is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, which coincides with the “European Year for Development”. The European page contains…
Read MoreEvery once in a while we have to remind ourselves of the motto that governs Allegra’s operations: our Academic Slow Food Manifesto. What can we…
Read MoreToday we re-post our conversation with Judith Beyer from a joint virtual roundtable with Anthropoliteia. In her commentary, Judith answers the question: “What has…
Read MoreJuly 2nd 2015, it is 4.30pm and the temperature is touching 40’c. I am standing in a queue of some twenty-five people outside Ethniki…
Read More“Grecia, prove di un’economia di guerra”. (Corriere della Sera, June 30, 2015) “The Real Story Behind Greece’s Debt Crisis,” MSNBC with Chris Hayes (6/30,…
Read MoreWorried by the current crisis affecting the Eurozone and many other parts of the world, we also sometimes feel disempowered by our lack of…
Read MoreThis week at ALLEGRA’s TV we share an intriguing documentary on the current Greek crisis. Future Suspended by Ross Domoney poses numerous compelling, yet…
Read MoreThis is a story best told by images. Though it requires some words. Extended captions, if you will. On Sunday, March 1, 2015, I…
Read MoreFrom Berlin, Russia is a 7-hour drive. The Ukraine is only a little farther by car. And sometimes I feel, when staring out my…
Read MoreLast week Allegra shared some ‘jewels’ from our archives by revisiting the crises of Ukraine. This week we continue our journey down memory lane…
Read MoreOver the past weeks Allegra – or more specifically, our Helsinki office – has been involved in a very particular ‘occupation’ – one that…
Read MoreThis week we discuss – once again – the global university crisis. What can we say: don’t blame us for obsessing on this theme,…
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