Andreas Follesdal (Oslo): Rawls in the Nordic Countries. Alberto Chilosi (Pisa): The Long March of Italian Communists from Revolution to Neoliberalism: A Retrospective Assessment. Yiannis Kokkinakis (Crete): Grasping for the Thread: Greece and the Ongoing Global Crisis. Where is the geographical midpoint of Europe? The question is straightforward enough, but the answer isn’t. Voodoo Economics: Why has Romania slapped an income tax on witches? In Search of Lost Paris: Luc Sante reviews The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps by Eric Hazan and Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb. In Norway, start-ups say ja to socialism. British Hispanicism: For many Britons, there is a certain long-standing fascination with Spain. Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December. Is Belgium a failed state, and why is Belgium a country in the first place? (and more) From Crooked Timber, what’s the deal with Deutschland? A seminar on the European consequences of changes in Germany’s political economy. A review of Xenophobe’s Guide to the Estonians by Hilary Bird, Lembit Opik, and Ulvi Mustmaa. The Swiss and their guns: The relationship may be changing in Europe’s best-armed nation, which will vote on how to store guns for its standing militia. In a minor rebellion against tradition, growing numbers of Swedes about to marry are picking new names.
