Gold, green and diamond access: Frances Pinter explains the new #OpenAccess approaches to disseminating research for free of benefit to researchers, publishers and the general public.

Putting the two-state solution into practice will require not only genuine, detailed discussion, but above all a fundamental shift of mindset. By Moshe Zimmerman via Blätter

‘The State of Israel is founded on the principle of the right to self-determination for the Jewish people. But since the land of Palestine is inhabited not just by Jews but also by the Palestinians, the right to self-determination must extend to them too.’

As populist skepticism of scientific experts rises, it's crucial for research to reach a wide audience. Can Open Access overcome funding and licensing challenges to accelerate the green transition? 🌍 #OpenAccess #GreenTransition

AfD win in #Thuringia, #Germany, first far-right majority since Nazi era. How should progressives interpret extremist voting to counter dissatisfaction, asks Attila Mraz via Green European Journal eurozine.com/are-far-right-…

#Thuringia, #Germany, EP gains, new UK seats: the far #right has seemingly raised its game this year to secure political advances. But Attila Mraz via Green European Journal asks, which kind of protest vote we are actually facing?

The Bjoern Eser believes that the way we go about #prosthetics should change. Listen to the latest episode of Gagarin on #mobility and the importance of accessible prosthetics. eurozine.com/prosthetic-lib…

✨We’re excited for the #ViennaHumanitiesFestival 2024! Don’t miss the chance to explore the theme "Uncharted/Neuland". Full program now available : iwm.at/news/vienna-hu… Time to Talk @falter_at Open Society Foundations Stadt Wien Wiener Vorlesungen ERSTE Foundation

Far-right ballots are protest votes, writes Attila Mraz via Green European Journal, but how can they be interpreted? Countering the first far-right majority since the Nazi era needs a definite progressive solution. #Thuringia, #Germany #AfD

With a tireless drive to improve conditions for amputees, the Bjoern Eser, has become a prominent figure in the fight for mobility. He visits Gagarin to talk about why mobility shouldn’t be a luxury.

EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility was the #EU's solution in the depths of the #COVID crisis to keep the economy afloat. Some flaws in the way it was conceptualized might make it susceptible to fraud. Find out more in my latest piece for Eurozine mastodon.social/@eurozine: eurozine.com/a-race-against…

Heralded as a source of post-pandemic financial aid for EU member states, the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility fund is currently mired in controversy amid concerns that the programme is being abused, writes Raluca Besliu eurozine.com/a-race-against…

Questions are being asked about the integrity and transparency of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility fund after a lacklustre response to a series of fraud cases. What can be done to restore faith in the programme, asks Raluca Besliu

Israel has imposed different forms of settler colonialism across the map of historic #Palestine. But nothing can be taken for granted. By Hashem Abushama via Soundings Journal and The Stuart Hall Foundation eurozine.com/a-map-without-…

‘The refugee camp is a space of waiting for an eventual return. And in that space of waiting lies the everyday politics – what Stuart Hall termed the “social transactions of everyday colonial life”.’

In her profound and sober critique of contemporary capitalism, Albena Azmanova coins a new term that pinpoints the core characteristic of twenty-first-century capitalism: “precarity capitalism.” In a conversation with Vienna Humanities Festival co-founder Dessy Gavrilova, she will

Clock times and social times conflict across much of Europe. Timekeeping is a deeply political matter, and Dr. João Lipinsky Nunes of Better Times takes issue with them. Listen to this Gagarin episode on timezones. eurozine.com/time-zones-are…

'This is a map without guarantees: it is a map that takes very seriously the structural constraints shaping fragmented Palestinian geographies, but also one that animates the pressures that Palestinian practices and modes of resistance exert on these historical forces.’