Liam Keenan

Liam is a College of Europe graduate who has worked in the European policy environment in the public private and third sectors. Most recently he has worked in export promotion for the UK government.

Articles de cet auteur (3)

¿Por qué la crisis de refugiados sirios es diferente ?

Durante los últimos cincuenta años, el oeste de Europa ha sido un santuario que ha acogido a refugiados de todo el mundo. Todos los países del oeste europeo tienen minorías que se originaron con estos grupos de refugiados, desde angoleños y angoleñas en Portugal, hasta somalíes en Suecia. Estas (…)

jeudi 3 septembre 2020

Jeremy Corbyn Vs Europe

Jeremy Corbyn has successfully reinvigorated the Labour party, he has brought energy and 600,000 new members to a party down-on-their-luck after a humiliating defeat. He has responded to the challenges of globalisation with bold policy proposals arguing that national governments can still reshape a country for the better. However, the UK is part of the European Union, an organisation which aids Europe to respond to both European and World problems. How would his policy proposals sit with existing EU law- Could he reshape Britain whilst keeping it in the EU ?

lundi 21 septembre 2015

Why is the Syrian Refugee Crisis Different ?

Western Europe has been a sanctuary taking in refugees from around the world for the past fifty years. All Western European countries have minorities which originated from these groups, from Angolans in Portugal to Somalis in Sweden. These minorities tended to be small in number, have a clear destination which is welcoming them, come from a distant land, and have been viewed as “other”. But looking at Syria in the same light would be wrong. Syria is indeed a large, well-educated neighbour to Europe, with no clear partner, but with a population rich of many shared values and experiences. It is vital that Europe looks beyond its traditional paradigm to understand asylum seekers if it wants to understand the realities of the Syrian crisis.

vendredi 11 septembre 2015