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In an article for the Huffington Post UK, PAIS PhD researcher argues that the Greek deal is not a coup against the Tsipras government but a logical consequence of the intergovernmental system through which large parts of EU affairs are governed.

Dr. Maria Koinova has a new article "Sustained vs. Episodic Mobilization among Conflict-generated Diasporas," published in International Political Science Review on July 8, 2015. It is appears just in time for the 20-th anniversary of the fall of the Srebrenca enclave and the commemoration of the death of more than 8.000 Muslims, killed by Serbian paramilitary forces in 1995. On the basis of a comparative study of Bosnian Muslims, Serbs, and Croats in the Netherlands, the articles argues that a non-resolved issue between a host-state, home-state, and diasporas, such as the failure of Dutch peace-keeping forces to protect the Srebrenica enclave in 1995, is still alive today in the Netherlands. This is despite earlier half-measures by the host-state to take some responsibility and more recent court cases. This issue is very important why migrants have a difficulty to move on from their traumatic pasts in the Netherlands, unlike in Sweden, and that they mobilise in sustained ways.

More information about the article could be found here:

On the anniversary of the 7/7 terror attacks in London, Dr. writes on how it changed the way Britain mourns victims of terrorism, for The Conversation.

Tucked into the south-east corner of Hyde Park in London, have stood since July 7, 2009. These make up the official memorial for the victims of the London bombings of 2005 – an unobtrusive testament of which many people are unaware. Each pillar purposefully contains slight individual characteristics to symbolise the individuality of each life lost on the London transport network during 7/7.

Compared to the gaping wounds that tear into the earth at Ground Zero, in the form of Michael Arad’s design, the British might consider their memorial reaction to the London bombings as understated.

We might contemplate London’s memorial in the context of British historical familiarity with political violence and a steadfast determination to just get on with it, with little fuss. We might think the memorial represents a continuity of historical approach when dealing with bombings, while also remaining respectfully apolitical in its simple, victim-oriented design.

But on many of these points, we would be wrong. The 7/7 pillars actually represent a dramatic shift in British memorial culture.

Rune Møller Stahl, a visiting PAIS PhD student, has written an extended article for the Jacobin Magazine on the results of the recent General Election in Denmark and its implications for the Danish left. The full article can be found here under the title of 'Denmark's Nativist Threat':

Rune Møller Stahl, a visiting PAIS PhD student, appeared live on TV2 News in Denmark to discuss the Greek referendum on whether to accept the terms of the international bailout. Rune was asked about what the result of the referendum might mean for the ability of the Troika to see its programme of austerity implemented in Greece and also for the ability of the Syriza Government to keep the country in the Eurozone in the event of a default.