Author : The Conversation

  Populism has become a defining feature of the political landscape on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition, populists succeed by “instilling fear of various real or imagined dangers.”  ...

Ethereum, a network designed to extend blockchain technology to uses beyond crypto-currencies, has been gaining traction around the world.  Billed as “a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts…without any...

Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Reuters It’s now official: the South China...

Reining in big business? Chris Radburn / PA Wire The most radical proposal for the extension of workplace democracy in a generation has been made not by Labour leader,...

Headed for number 11. Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire Philip Hammond, the UK’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer, has a lot on his plate. He faces a slowing economy urgently...

The upheaval sweeping through Zimbabwe comes with a new economic and political reality – the informalisation of the country’s economy. In Zimbabwe today, the informal sector is the economy. The upheaval sweeping through Zimbabwe...

If you have recently signed an online petition - and then observed a result from it - you are far from alone. Once niche, websites such as Change.org, ipetitions.com and Avaaz.org have moved...

Although the Coalition government has been reinstated, it is still faced with the problem of dealing with multinational tax avoidance. The issue escaped a lot of scrutiny during the...

Recently dubbed “the biggest crowdfunding project ever”, the decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) is essentially an investment fund without humans making the investment decisions. Recently dubbed “the biggest crowdfunding project ever”, the decentralised autonomous organisation...

Another week in America, another week of sadness and hand wringing prompted by gun violence. Another week in America, another week of sadness and hand wringing prompted by gun violence. While the most...