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Somalis in Minneapolis. What can we learn?
On may 23rd Regionförbundet Södra Småland, together with FORES, held a seminar on Somalis’ situation in Sweden. Hussein Samatar, head of the African Development Centre in Minneapolis, was invited to share his experience from the positive integration of Somalis in Minnesota, and to discuss what Sweden can learn from their success. A Bretton Woods for the ClimateThis book has four distinguishing features:1. Strong institutions, 2. A core agreement among major emitters and an open-ended exchange rate mechanism for linking to outsiders, 3. Sanctions against free-riders, 4. Functionality and transparency. Our proposal is the creation of global climate institutions based on a basic agreement in the Major Emitters Forum that would manage links between emissions markets, collect and distribute support for mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries, and sanction free riders in accordance with WTO rules. |
Winners and Losers - who stand to gain from an increase in carbon price?The Extreme and Far Right in EuropeThe author Lisa Bjurwald gives an overview of the development and progress of the far and extreme right in Europe, with a particular focus on the EU-countries. It looks at how xenophobic parties have entered parliaments across the continent, and how they attack Jews, Romas and, increasingly, Muslims. Towards the end of the paper, the author suggests strategies to counter the progress of these forces. Press clippings
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