Edoardo Campanella

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Edoardo Campanella is a Future of the World Fellow at the Center for the Governance of Change of IE University in Madrid.

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The Digital Revolution’s Silent Majority
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The Digital Revolution’s Silent Majority

Apr 16, 2019 Edoardo Campanella speaks up for the bulk of firms that do not – and will not – operate on the technological frontier.

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The Costs of a Brexit Brain Drain
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The Costs of a Brexit Brain Drain

Feb 6, 2019 Edoardo Campanella sees the seventeenth-century mass emigration of the French Huguenots as a cautionary tale.

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Making Retirement Work
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Making Retirement Work

Dec 12, 2018 Edoardo Campanella thinks that public pension benefits should be made conditional on some form of community work.

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Is Pensioner Populism Here to Stay?
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Is Pensioner Populism Here to Stay?

Oct 10, 2018 Edoardo Campanella worries that aging populations are poised to reshape Western electoral politics for years to come.

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The Global Nostalgia Epidemic
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The Global Nostalgia Epidemic

Jul 13, 2018 Edoardo Campanella sees a pathological obsession with the past as the driving force behind modern nationalist movements.

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Renewing Europe
Mar 5, 2019

Macron's manifesto, which was read all across the old continent, is proof that the EU is alive and well. This is the first time that a true transnational debate is animating Europe, laying down the foundations for the emergence of a genuine European polity. This was the end goal of the founding fathers of the European project. It was a long journey, but worthwhile. Even those parties that oppose Brussels are part of this debate and their criticism will inadvertently contribute to strengthen the Union, rather than weaken it. Democracies thrive in disagreement. What matters is that now pro and anti-EU forces find common grounds to have a constructive and open dialogue. Macron's piece is full of enlightened ideas that could appeal both factions.

A Test Match with the Taliban

Shashi Tharoor

Under the tutelage of Pakistan’s military, the Taliban brought peace to Afghanistan the last time it ruled the country. But it was the peace of the graveyard, which it could establish once again – this time with the support of the United States.

Boris Johnson and the Threat to British Soft Power

Gordon Brown

The likely successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May, Boris Johnson, has plans to subsume the government department overseeing development aid into the foreign office, effectively eliminating it. That will destroy a post-Brexit United Kingdom's last chance to maintain any influence or relevance on the world stage.

Philanthropy vs. Democracy

Helmut K. Anheier

For philanthropic institutions, the fundamental question of accountability first raised by the emergence of liberal democracy will not go away. To what extent should modern societies permit independent private agendas in the public realm and allow their advocates to pursue objectives that are not shared by governments and popular majorities?