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Home / Themes / Democracy and citizenship / Page 12

Democracy and citizenship

Volunteers from a Latin group in the counties of Orange and Osceola. (Hilda M. Perez). Photo: Orlando Sentinel. Elcano Blog
Democracy and citizenship Experts Comments

In 2016 Latinos will decide who gets to the White House

The number of eligible Latinos (those who can register on the electoral census) should account for 13% of the total, 2% more than in the last presidential elections.

By Andrés Ortega
29 Sep 2015 //
3 mins Reading time
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0). Elcano Blog
Democracy and citizenship Experts Comments

Elephants with longer trunks, donkeys with longer manes

US political and social life contributes to foster a self-serving loop in which specific ideologies feed off themselves, resulting in their radicalisation.

04 Sep 2015 //
5 mins Reading time
Cafe Rembrandt, Viena (Austria). Holocaust Encyclopedia - Elcano Blog
Democracy and citizenship Experts Comments

Europe: fewer Jews, more anti-Semites

Anti-Semitism seems to be on the rise again in much of Europe when, paradoxically, it has fewer Jews than ever.

By Andrés Ortega
24 Feb 2015 //
5 mins Reading time
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Democracy and citizenship Experts Comments

Think tanks and universities: what, why and how?

What are think tanks, and what is the nature of the relationship between them and the old universities from which almost all think tankers hail?

By Emilio Lamo de Espinosa
30 Jan 2015 //
8 mins Reading time
How local ideas spread in English: a network analysis of think tanks on Twitter
Democracy and citizenship Working Papers

How local ideas spread in English: a network analysis of think tanks on Twitter

This paper analyses the networks of relations between think tanks in order to better understand their nature and the way they operate in a global reality. This exploratory research makes use of data collected on Twitter.

By Juan Antonio Sánchez Giménez, Juan Pizarro Miranda
22 Jan 2015 //
6 mins Reading time
Country Focus: Migration of Spanish nationals during the crisis
Democracy and citizenship Working Papers

Country Focus: Migration of Spanish nationals during the crisis

This report is a brief description of the main results obtained from an e-survey among Spanish emigrants, within the research project “Migrations from the Southern Member States of the European Union (Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece) and Ireland”.

By Carmen González Enríquez
17 Jun 2014 //
1 min Reading time
The price of Spanish and European citizenship
Democracy and citizenship Analyses

The price of Spanish and European citizenship

The rules on accessing nationality are very different from one EU member state to another. Spain offers the fastest route for most of its immigrants from non-EU countries.

By Carmen González Enríquez
03 Feb 2014 //
14 mins Reading time
Are Spaniards emigrating?
Democracy and citizenship Analyses

Are Spaniards emigrating?

Contrary to what numerous media reports seem to suggest, current Spanish emigration is very slight.

By Carmen González Enríquez
08 Oct 2013 //
11 mins Reading time
Youth unemployment in Spain
Democracy and citizenship Experts Comments

Youth unemployment in Spain

Young Spaniards (between 16 and 24 years old) are unemployed, a "fact" that would deepen the image of a deep crisis in our country.

By Carmen González Enríquez
16 Apr 2013 //
5 mins Reading time

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