The EU Energy Transition: Doing More with More

In a context marked by economic and geopolitical tensions, the European Union is called upon to make energy a pillar of its strategic autonomy. Accelerating on the adoption of renewables is essential.

The “Charm” of Objectivity

Anita Frison’s open access book Africa in Russian Imperial Culture: Race, Empire, and Representation (1850–1917) unmasks how pre-Soviet Russia produced exotifying portrayals of Sub-Saharan Africa while distinguishing itself as a benevolent actor in contrast to its colonial counterparts in the West.

Some Reflections on How 'Shépa: The Tibetan Oral Tradition in Choné' Was Received by the Choné Tibetan Community

The act of returning the book was understood not simply as a gesture of completion but as a form of accountability. The book is a form of recognition that the stories, knowledge, and insights generated through research must circulate back to community members who made them possible.

Life writing, family stories and ‘history from below’

We still have so few accounts of ordinary peoples’ lives told in their own voices and on their own terms. Might Norah’s diaries allow a different kind of access to a working-class girl’s interior life?

Small Apocalypses

By Tricia de Souza On December 21, 2012, the world as we know it was meant to change forever. According to the Mayan long-count calendar, the day ushered a new period of history similar to the turn of the 21st century. A Reuters global poll in May 2012, however, showed