Think Tank Review - Issue 44/2017

Welcome to issue 44 of the Think Tank Review. It references papers published in February 2017. As usual, we provide the link to the full text and a short abstract.

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This issue has a special focus on populism versus democracy, with think tanks focusing on the rise of far-right populist parties such as Front National and Alternative für Deutschland. Think tanks concentrate their attention on the state of populism in Europe, the rise of the politics of fear, the collapse of the social contract between citizens and political institutions throughout Europe and the proliferation of authoritarian and exclusionary rhetoric. Our readers can also find books and articles related to populism via the Library catalogue.

The 'Economic and financial affairs' section contains publications on economic and monetary union, European capital markets, and the EU-27 financial system after Brexit. In addition, Oxfam has published a report on the extent to which the top 20 EU banks are using tax havens and in which ways.

A large number of papers are devoted to Brexit and the UK, focusing on the launch of Article 50, the rural economy and care system in post-Brexit Britain and the British business strategy after Brexit. On 29 March, the UK formally triggered the process of Brexit by sending a letter to Donald Tusk, President of the European Council.

As always, feedback is welcome at [email protected]. The next Review will be out in April 2017, covering papers published in March 2017.

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For further reading, browse the Library catalogue