EU public procurement law is on the move. Following the announcement in the Political Guidelines of the second Von der Leyen Commission before the summer of 2024, the reform of the public procurement directives (Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU) is now well under way. These long-awaited reforms place this field of law, rooted in the internal … Read more
Herbert Kitschelt and Silja Häusermann show that structural economic change – rather than parties abandoning traditional left-wing principles – is the root cause of the decline of social democracy. From the 1970s to the present, the political left in western democracies has irreversibly changed. In the 1970s, almost all countries had a single dominant party … Read more
The German radical right has mobilised around a working class identity that pits hard-working “makers” against parasitic “takers”. Linus Westheuser and Thomas Lux argue that for the left to win back support from the working class, it will have to revive its own tradition of class politics. This month’s federal election in Germany will unfold … Read more
After three decades of distinguished work in the United States, world-leading cancer researcher Sun Shao-Cong has returned to China to establish a new lab in Beijing, following what a source said were investigations of him by the US government. Sun joined the Chinese Institutes for Medical Research (CIMR) as a distinguished investigator in July, he … Read more
Image Source: 123rf.com Costco is known for its exceptional customer service and great deals. It keeps customers coming back for more time and time again. However, the warehouse retailer hasn’t always made decisions that aligned with its customers’ needs or wants. Let’s take a look at five times Costco made a big change that left … Read more
