Can the EU mobilise resources for peace in its neighbourhood?
With Per Wijkman. Today, most of Europe is free from dictatorships and conflict. Yet, these spectres loom in neighbouring states […]
Constitution making in action: The case of Iceland
Iceland is in the middle of a major constitutional overhaul. This column looks at the unorthodox use of a referendum […]
Constitutions: Financial crisis can lead to change
Many bemoan the fact that financial crisis and deep recession did not lead to constructive reform in most countries—at least […]
Hreint borð/Clean Slate
This is my eighth volume of essays in Icelandic, published in August 2012 in time for the national referendum that […]
From Collapse to Constitution: The Case of Iceland
Presentation at XXIV Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar, Rome.
Constitutions: Send in the Crowds
Presentation at the Electoral Reform Society’s annual conference in London.
Natural Resources and How to Avoid the Resource Curse
Presentation at Nordic-Mozambican Conference on Inclusive Growth and Political and Social Dialogue, Maputo, Mozambique, 23-24 May, 2012.
Joint Vienna Institute Lecture
Lecture held in Vienna, Austria, May 2012.
From Crowds to Constitution
Presentation at a conference on Revolutions — technological, not political — in Washington, DC, 10-11 May 2012, organized by TTI […]
Oil-spill Economics: How Can Ghana Avoid the Resource Curse?
Prepared for Ghana Oil & Gas Forum, London, organized by CountryFactor and hosted by Deloitte at their London headquarters. (CountryFactor refused […]