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Sorin Adam Matei

Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.

Tag: Rome

July 30, 2011

Why Iceland’s new draft constitution was not written by crowdsourcing and why this is a good thing, too

Iceland surprised the world when it announced that it will include in the draft of its new constitution suggestions made by the citizenry via social media. A website and a special Facebook page were used as main means for collecting public input.  The…

June 14, 2011

Demographic suicide in Italy creates strong economy, kills hope and meritocracy

Italy’s deeper troubles magisterially analyzed by the Economist…. Italy is indulgent towards its children in some ways—it is not unusual for them to live at home until they are in their 30s—but hard on them in others. “A typical Italian family these…