Alasdair S. Roberts

Jun 21

Prospect Magazine publishes article on Occupy

Prospect Magazine has just posted my column on the “anti-politics” of the Occupy movement. Read the article.

Jun 17

Journal of European Integration reviews Logic of Discipline

The current issue of Journal of European Integration has a review of Logic of Discipline. “An excellent introduction to the issue of the attempt to remove policy from politics. The implications of the analysis for Europe are sobering, as they suggest that its continued belief in strengthening euro area economic governance with stronger rules is wishful thinking.” Access the review (behind paywall).

Jun 17

Canadian Public Administration reviews Logic of Discipline

The journal Canadian Public Administration has a review of Logic of Discipline by Professor Jeffrey Roy in its June 2012 issue. “An insightful and timely examination of the the global political economy and its increasingly unstable institutional architecture.” Access the review.

Jun 5

Wall Street Journal reviews America’s First Great Depression

Roger Lowenstein reviews America’s First Great Depression in today’s Wall Street Journal. Read the review.

May 31

Governance newsletter for June now available

The June newsletter for Governance is now available here. Features articles on the role of NGOs in Kenya, lobbying strategies in the European Union, and Norway’s approach to regulation of its oil and gas industry.

May 21

Foreign Policy publishes article on the crisis of neoliberalism

Foreign Policy has just published my article, The Government We Deserve. “Something is rotten in these United States, and Americans know it. As usual, the focal point of their anger is Washington’s dysfunctional politics and partisan bickering. But the problem isn’t just the decline of civility in the halls of the Capitol. It’s much bigger. Today the country is reaping the foul harvest of policy decisions it has enthusiastically endorsed over the last 30 years.”